Taguba Report

The Taguba Report is the common name of an official Article 15-6 military inquiry conducted in 2004 into the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse.

Initiation

Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the senior officer in Iraq, appointed Major General Antonio Taguba to open an Article 15-6 inquiry into the conduct of the 800th Military Police Brigade. [ [http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/army/052704_taguba.htm Taguba faults leadership for Iraqi detainee abuse] , "US Air Force", May 12 2004] [ [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:txztyPh5r58J:www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4894001/+%22Taguba+report%22&hl=en U.S. Army report on Iraqi prisoner abuse: Executive summary of Article 15-6 investigation of the 800th Military Police Brigade by Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba] , "NBC News", May 4 2004]

According to the report the inquiry was initiated because::"LTG Sanchez requested an investigation of detention and internment operations by the Brigade from 1 November 2003 to present. LTG Sanchez cited recent reports of detainee abuse, escapes from confinement facilities, and accountability lapses, which indicated systemic problems within the brigade and suggested a lack of clear standards, proficiency, and leadership."

Findings

The Taguba Report asserted that, due to "credible" evidence and confessions, numerous instances of abuse occurred at Abu Ghraib Prison in late 2003 including the simple assault of prisoners, the humiliation of prisoners, and the harassment of prisoners.cite web
url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/iraq/tagubarpt.html#ThR1.9
title=Taguba Report: Regarding part one of the investigation, I make the following specific findings of fact
author=MG Antonio M. Taguba
date=May 2 2004
publisher=Findlaw.com
accessdate=2007-09-04]

The Taguba Report also found "credible" evidence of detainees being burned with phosphoric liquid, subject to aggravated assault, threatened with dogs, and an instance of a detainee who was sodomized with an object.

The Report recommended increased training of interrogators and the dissemination of information regarding the treatment of prisoners, both actions emphasizing the Geneva Conventions.cite web
url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/iraq/tagubarpt.html#ThR1.10
title=Taguba Report: Recommendations regarding part one of the investigation
author=MG Antonio M. Taguba
date=May 2 2004
publisher=Findlaw.com
accessdate=2007-09-04]

The Report was also tasked with addressing the problem of detainee escapes. The Report found significant inconsistencies in the handling and processing of detainees. It recommended the standardization of detainee processing routines, the updating of accounting systems, the improvement of structural features, and several other recommendations.cite web
url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/iraq/tagubarpt.html#ThR1.13
title=Taguba Report: Recommendations regarding part two of the investigation
accessdate=2007-09-04
author=MG Antonio M. Taguba
date=May 2 2004
publisher=Findlaw.com]

ee also

*Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
*Fay Report
*Church report
*Ryder Report (Detention and Corrections in Iraq)

References

External links

*cite web
url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/iraq/tagubarpt.html
title=The "Taguba Report" On Treatment Of Abu Ghraib Prisoners In Iraq
accessdate=2007-03-27
author=MG Antonio M. Taguba
year=2004
month=May
publisher=Findlaw.com