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Official government sources:

"The September 11 Detainees: A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in Connection with the Investigation of the September 11 Attacks." The Justice Dept. makes both a PDF version and an HTML version, which summarizes it. On the Inspector General's "Special Reports" page there are also links to the Justice Department's responses to the report. The easiest way to find the reports on this page is to search for the word "detainees."

A memo detailing the Procedures for Trials by Military Commissions of Certain Non-United States Citizens in the War against Terrorism is available from the Defense Dept. in PDF format. There is also a companion fact sheet (also PDF).

Non-government sources:

The Washington Post has a page with links to several memoranda and other documents dealing with the debate over abuse/torture of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the war on terror generally. Findlaw also has a page of links.

UN's Economic and Social Council Commission on Human Rights report (February 15, 2006) on the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. We have a copy of the Report on the Library's server.

The Library has downloaded and cataloged a great many other reports dealing with these subjects. Search the Library's catalog and you will turn up links to copies of the reports.

Go to separate pages with links to information about the following sub-topics:

Terrorism (in general) • September 11 attacks • War in Iraq/Afghanistan • Homeland security