Historic Abu Ghraib verdict: U.S. Contractor held accountable for torture
After years of legal battles, three Iraqi survivors of torture in the Abu Ghraib prison have secured justice in a historic victory in U.S. courts. The jury ruled in favour of the Iraqi plaintiffs, holding a private contractor, CACI, accountable for its role in the abuse and torture of detainees during the Iraq War.
Authors
- Andrea Mølgaard
Institutions
- The Center for Victims of Torture (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Torture Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v34i3.152171
- Primary Topic
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00