CIA torture program: Senate report details abuse of detainees

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CIA torture program: Senate report details abuse of detainees

- Feinstein: torture "far more brutal than people were led to believe"
- UN calls for prosecutions
- Report says "techniques were not effective"
- Read the report as released (pdf)

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Senate report on CIA torture claims spy agency lied about 'ineffective' program

Report released by Senate after four-year, $40m investigation concludes CIA repeatedly lied about brutal techniques in years after 9/11.

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How the CIA tortured its detainees

Waterboarding, confinement, sleep deprivation – Oliver Laughland takes a look at some of the "enhanced interrogation techniques" used by the agency.

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Members of Congress demand to see Guantánamo detainee force-feeding videos

Progressive representatives Raul Grijalva and Keith Ellison send letter to President Obama calling secrecy "untenable" and saying "no justification has been provided".

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US to appeal judge's ruling on Guantánamo Bay force-feeding videos

Obama administration will ask federal appeals court to overturn ruling saying that it must disclose videos depicting tube feedings of inmates.

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See the most damning parts of the CIA torture report with your own eyes

As journalists, experts, and advocates sift through the Senate report in real time, a picture of brutality, obfuscation and mismanagement emerges.

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CIA torture report: the key findings

The 20 key findings and conclusions from the Senate intelligence committee’s report on CIA torture, taken directly from the report.

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CIA gave faulty information to media in order to mislead public on torture

Senate report also details how CIA also competed with FBI over which agency would receive more credit in the media for its accomplishments.

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CIA and White House under pressure after Senate torture report leaks

Senate committee found CIA interrogations and detentions to be "brutal" and urges administration to release report as quickly as possible.

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Because it might work: the CIA rationale for torture

Agency argues no one can prove or disprove its interrogation techniques were needed to get information that prevented attacks.

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Shocking cases in CIA report reveal an American torture program in disarray

Years of leaks about the CIA's post-9/11 torture efforts failed to reveal a program as brutal, unaccountable and even chaotic as the one portrayed on Tuesday.

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CIA torture report to remain largely secret despite declassification vote

- Senate committee will vote to declassify 6,300-page report
- White House would review process with spy agency's input

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CIA torture report: global reaction roundup

UN calls for prosecution of Bush-era officials who sanctioned CIA torture programme detailed by Senate’s intelligence committee.

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CIA torture report: how the world's media reacted

The CIA repeatedly lied about brutal torture techniques in years after 9/11. Here's how the world’s media reacted.

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The Guardian view on the US torture report: America's shame and disgrace

Torturing detainees after 9/11 was wrong in principle, ineffective in practice, and has damaged the credibility of democracy, the rule of law and the USA.

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CIA torture report: Obama under pressure as calls for accountability grow

- Democratic senator calls for purge of top officials in the CIA
- White House rejects claims agency misled President Bush

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Obama condemns CIA torture past but stays quiet on accountability

- Says in first comments that CIA erred but is no longer torturing
- Obama: "When countries are threatened often they act rashly"

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CIA torture report sparks renewed calls to prosecute senior US officials

UN special rapporteur on human rights Ben Emmerson says US attorney general has international obligation to reopen inquiries.

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CIA director John Brennan defends agency in wake of torture report

Embattled CIA chief argued the agency "did a lot of things right", as Dianne Feinstein launched a string of tweets defending the accuracy of the report.

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CIA torture report: Europe must come clean about its own complicity

The CIA's activities would not have been possible without the help of Britain and 20 other European nations.