Adopt-a-Detainee: Resources

Additional actions you can take to press for justice for detainees:

• Send a comment to the U.S. Department of Defense via its website



• Participate in Amnesty International’s Iraqi Detainee Action Appeal



• Participate in Human Rights Watch’s U.S. Torture and Abuse of Detainees Action Appeal

Other reports that include information on detainees in Iraq:

• The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights: Report on human rights in Iraq
• The International Committee of the Red Cross’s report on the Coalition Forces’ treatment of detainees in Iraq
• The International Committee of the Red Cross’s statement on the requirements for the treatment of detainees in Iraq and the ICRC’s work after June 28, 2004:
• US Army Major General Antonio Taguba’s report on conditions in detention facilities in Iraq
• Amnesty International Report on Torture and Ill-treatment inside US-operated detention facilities in Iraq
• Amnesty International Report on Human Rights Regulations during Iraq’s Government Transitional Period (note especially the International Law regulations for detainees after the transfer of power on June 28, 2004)
• Amnesty International Press Release on the patterns of brutality and cruelty at the hands of the US military in Abu Ghraib prison
• Human Rights Watch Report on Abu Ghraib Prison

List of Detainees in Iraq:

• Iraqi Assistance Center – Baghdad list as of August 28, 2004 (Microsoft Access file)

Resources for the Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal:

• Antiwar.com’s list of links

Background information on Iraq:

• Iraq: A Journey of Hope and Peace, by CPTer Peggy Gish.  Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press, 2004. 317 pp.
• Human Rights Watch’s Background on the Crisis in Iraq
• Iraq Occupation Watch’s Torture Timeline

International Law, Treaties and Resolutions relevant to detainees:

• United Nations Security Council Resolution 1546 (2004) with Annexes: Regarding the transition of sovereignty in Iraq on June 30, 2004
• United Nations: Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
• United Nations: Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
• United Nations: Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment:
• United Nations: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• United Nations: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
• United Nations: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• United Nations: (Third) Geneva Convention Relevant to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
• United Nations: (Fourth) Geneva Convention Relevant to the Protection of Civilian Persons During a Time of War
• United Nations: Protocol (1) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflict
• United Nations: Protocol (2) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflict
• United Nations: Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III)
• The Hague: Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land
• U.S. Department of State: Initial Report of the United States of America to the UN Committee Against Torture:

Information on the U.S. Military and Allies in Iraq:

• GlobalSecurity.org: a wealth of information on anything and everything related to the military in Iraq
• The Federation of American Scientists: information and analysis on weapons and conflict worldwide, including reports on Iraq
• See especially the Military Analysis Network site
• The official website of the Multinational Force
• About.com: site providing convenient information on the U.S. military