CIA black sites

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CIA black sites were secret overseas detention and interrogation facilities operated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as part of its post-9/11 counterterrorism program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf counterterrorism program component
covert operation
secret detention facility network
associatedWithPractice extraordinary rendition
rectal feeding
sensory deprivation
sleep deprivation
stress positions
waterboarding
countryOfOperator United States of America
criticizedBy European Court of Human Rights
United Nations special rapporteurs
linked to: Special Rapporteurs

civil liberties groups
human rights organizations
endTime late 2000s
justifiedBy U.S. government as necessary for national security
legalStatus alleged violation of UN Convention Against Torture
controversial under international law
outside normal U.S. judicial process
locationCountry Afghanistan
Diego Garcia
Iraq
Lithuania
Morocco
Pakistan
Poland
Romania
Thailand
mainPurpose detention of terrorism suspects
interrogation of terrorism suspects
notableDetaineeHeld Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
Abu Zubaydah
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
notableFacility Detention Site Black
Detention Site Blue
Detention Site Cobalt
operator Central Intelligence Agency
oversightBody U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
partOf U.S. War on Terror
U.S. extraordinary rendition program
linked to: CIA black sites
policyChange restricted by Executive Order 13491 in 2009
startTime 2001
subjectOf Council of Europe reports
European Parliament investigations
linked to: European Parliament

Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture
usedFor enhanced interrogation techniques
secret detention without trial
usePeakPeriod 2002–2006

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed heldIn CIA black sites
Zero Dark Thirty setInPlace CIA black sites
subject linked to: Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film)
Camp Iguana hasCategory War on Terror detention facilities
linked to: CIA black sites
CIA black sites partOf U.S. extraordinary rendition program
linked to: CIA black sites
Ward Abbott associatedWith CIA black operations
linked to: CIA black sites
Pamela Landy conflictWith CIA black ops programs
linked to: CIA black sites