Ullah v. CIA – FOIA Lawsuit Seeking Information About Gul Rahman’s Body
What's at Stake
In November 2002, the CIA tortured Afghan citizen Gul Rahman to death. The CIA covered up his death for years and continues to hide information about the whereabouts of his body from his grieving family.
Summary
According to declassified CIA documents released as a result of a related ACLU lawsuit, CIA personnel subjected Rahman to abuses including forced nudity, “auditory overload,” “rough treatment,” cold showers, and sleep and food deprivation. A CIA autopsy concluded that Rahman, weakened by cold, hunger, and other forms of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, died of hypothermia in a CIA-run facility.
On November 29, 2018, Rahman’s family and the ACLU sued the CIA to demand that the government release records concerning the specific disposition and location of his body, as well as any policies the CIA follows if a detainee dies in U.S. custody.
More than 16 years after Rahman died in CIA custody, the government has yet to release a single document explaining what it did to his body. Both his family and the public deserve to know the truth.
Legal Documents
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01/16/2020
Opinion -
11/19/2019
Reply in Support of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment -
10/28/2019
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment -
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10/28/2019
Statement of Genuine Issues -
10/28/2019
Declaration of Dror Ladin -
10/28/2019
Exhibits
Statement of Genuine IssuesDate Filed: 10/28/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
Declaration of Dror LadinDate Filed: 10/28/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
ExhibitsDate Filed: 10/28/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
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10/28/2019
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09/26/2019
Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment -
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09/26/2019
Memorandum in Support of Motion -
09/27/2019
Statement of Material Facts -
09/26/2019
Exhibits
Memorandum in Support of MotionDate Filed: 09/26/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
Statement of Material FactsDate Filed: 09/27/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
ExhibitsDate Filed: 09/26/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
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09/26/2019
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02/27/2019
Answer -
11/29/2018
Complaint
Date Filed: 01/16/2020
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
Date Filed: 11/19/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
Date Filed: 10/28/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
Date Filed: 09/26/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
Date Filed: 02/27/2019
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
Date Filed: 11/29/2018
Court: District Court (D.D.C.)
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04/18/2018
FOIA Request
Date Filed: 04/18/2018
Court: FOIA Request
Press Releases
ACLU Sues CIA to Find Body of Torture Victim
