Black jail
Theblack sitewas aU.S. militarydetention campestablished in 2002 insideBagram Air Base,Afghanistan.Since thewithdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan,it is no longer in operation. Distinct from themain prisonof the Bagram Internment Facility, the "Black Jail" was run by the U.S.Defense Intelligence Agencyand U.S.Special Operations Forces.There were numerous allegations of abuse associated with the prison, including beatings, sleep deprivation and forcing inmates intostress positions.U.S. authorities have refused to acknowledge the prison's existence.[1]The facility consisted of individual windowless concretecells,each illuminated by a single light bulb glowing 24 hours a day. Its existence was first reported by journalistAnand Gopaland confirmed by many subsequent investigations.[2][3][4]
AlthoughU.S. PresidentBarack Obamasigned an order to eliminateblack sitesrun by theCentral Intelligence Agencyin January 2009,[5]that order did not apply to the black jail.[2]However, in August, theObama administrationrestricted the time that detainees could be held at the secret jail, and another like it atBalad Air BaseinIraq,to two weeks.[2]During the facility's existence,human rightsorganisations were concerned that the jail remained inaccessible to both theRed Crossand theAfghan Independent Human Rights Commission.[2][6][7]TheICRCclaimed that it had been receiving names of inmates since 2009.[8]
BBC Newsreported on May 11, 2010, that the Red Cross had confirmed the site's existence to them and that they had heard the accounts of former inmates.[9][10][11]
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References[edit]
- ^Gopal, Anand(January 28, 2010)."America's Secret Afghan Prisons".The Nation.Archivedfrom the original on March 13, 2012.RetrievedMarch 20,2024.
- ^abcdRubin, Allisa J.;Schmitt, Eric (November 28, 2009)."Afghans Detail a Secret Prison Still Operating on a U.S. Base".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on July 27, 2012.
- ^ Ambinder, Marc(April 14, 2010)."Inside the Secret Interrogation Facility at Bagram".The Atlantic.Archivedfrom the original on May 19, 2010.RetrievedMay 27,2010.
- ^ Soldz, Stephen(May 21, 2010)."The" Black Jail ": Obama's Afghan Torture Center and the American Psychological Association".Scoop.Archivedfrom the original on October 7, 2012.RetrievedMay 27,2010.
- ^ "Secret prisons: Obama's order to close 'black sites'".The Guardian.January 23, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on February 14, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 23,2009.
- ^"Afghan Teenagers Claim Abuse at U.S. Military Prison".Common Dreams.Agence France-Presse.November 28, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon June 8, 2017.
- ^ Partlow, Joshua; Tate, Julie (November 28, 2009)."Afghan teens allege abuse at U.S. 'black' prison".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on January 16, 2020.RetrievedNovember 28,2009– viaNBC Connecticut.
- ^"Red Cross Confirms Secret Afghan Jail".ABC News.May 11, 2010.Archivedfrom the original on May 15, 2010.RetrievedMay 17,2010.
- ^Andersson, Hilary(May 11, 2010)."Red Cross confirms 'second jail' at Bagram, Afghanistan".BBC News.Archivedfrom the original on November 3, 2011.RetrievedMay 17,2010.
- ^Andersson, Hilary(May 11, 2010)."Prisoner on being held in the 'black jail' at Bagram".BBC News.Archivedfrom the original on May 9, 2012.RetrievedMay 17,2010.
- ^ Andersson, Hilary(April 15, 2010)."Afghans 'abused at secret prison' at Bagram airbase".BBC News.Archivedfrom the original on September 18, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 10,2012.
External links[edit]
- DIA and the Black Jail at Bagram
- Fresh claims US is running secret prison in AfghanistanBBC News, October 15, 2010
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