Abu Ghraib prison
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Abu Ghraib prison is an Iraqi detention facility infamous worldwide for the torture and abuse of prisoners by U.S. military personnel during the Iraq War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abu Ghraib prison canonical | 2 |
| Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detention facility
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prison ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. military torture scandal
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war crimes allegations ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Coalition Provisional Authority
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Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Saddam Hussein regime
United States Army ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal
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surface form:
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
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| governedBy |
Ministry of Justice of Iraq
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surface form:
Iraqi Ministry of Justice
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| hasTypeOfPrisoners |
Iraqi civilians
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political dissidents ⓘ suspected insurgents ⓘ |
| knownAs | Baghdad Central Prison ⓘ |
| knownFor | iconic photographs of prisoner abuse ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
U.S. military justice proceedings
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court-martial of U.S. soldiers ⓘ debates on enhanced interrogation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abu Ghraib District
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surface form:
Abu Ghraib, Iraq
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| locatedNear | Baghdad ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Abu Ghraib District
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surface form:
Abu Ghraib city
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| notableFor |
Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal
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surface form:
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal
human rights violations ⓘ torture and abuse of prisoners ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Government of Iraq
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surface form:
Iraqi government
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
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| partOf | Iraqi prison system ⓘ |
| region | Al Anbar Governorate ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on torture and war
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documentary films ⓘ human rights reports ⓘ international investigations ⓘ media coverage worldwide ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
U.S. misconduct in Iraq
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abuse of power in wartime ⓘ human rights abuses in detention ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotoriety |
2003
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2004 ⓘ early 2000s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. intelligence personnel
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U.S. military police ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Ba'athist Iraq
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surface form:
Ba'athist Iraq period
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of criminal prisoners
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detention of political prisoners ⓘ detention of suspected insurgents ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
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Abu Ghraib prison
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Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse