Nearly two decades after the infamous Abu Ghraib scandal, three survivors have initiated a civil trial against a U.S. contractor accused of instructing prison guards to abuse detainees. The trial, taking place in Virginia, marks the first time Abu Ghraib victims have been able to bring their case before a U.S. jury and the first time such testimonies have been heard in open federal court. Testimonies from the survivors and a retired Army general have highlighted the alleged instructions given by the contractor to 'soften up' detainees for interrogations. This case, occurring 20 years after the events, is seen as a significant step towards justice for the victims, including a journalist, who suffered severe mistreatment such as being stripped, beaten, and humiliated.
US general reveals details of Abu Ghraib torture A contractor working for the Defense Department in Iraq faces civil actions from three former prisoners alleging depraved abuse https://t.co/oecYvNvDjc https://t.co/f2oh4CY8Nx
The trial is the first time that Abu Ghraib inmates have been able to bring a civil case in front of a U.S. jury. https://t.co/k323FHT1rT
📍Men tortured by American forces and contractors in Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison are finally having their day in court in the United States, two decades after their abuse was revealed to the world. https://t.co/ZOf7gdIo8D
Retired general's testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses https://t.co/PCyvoX0iyJ
3 Abu Ghraib Survivors Bring Torture Case Against U.S. Contractor to Trial https://t.co/YFyLHEYCVG
An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison testified Tuesday that a civilian contractor instructed prison guards to “soften up” detainees for interrogations. https://t.co/So8wL4oxTV
An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison has testified that a civilian contractor instructed prison guards to “soften up” detainees for interrogations. https://t.co/HtMtkKTfgE
An Army general who investigated prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib has testified that a civilian contractor instructed prison guards to “soften up” detainees. https://t.co/5GGlmKwG55
Former Abu Ghraib prisoner details abuse allegations as long-awaited trial begins https://t.co/TXXOAgpyeG
3 Iraqi Survivors of Abu Ghraib Bring Torture Case Against U.S. Contractor to Trial https://t.co/YFyLHEYCVG
My torturers knew I was a journalist, Abu Ghraib survivor tells court. Detainees in the infamous US jail in Iraq are telling a jury 20 years on how they were stripped, beaten and forced to mop up their own vomit https://t.co/zH2yNoGhWx
Two decades after Abu Ghraib scandal, three detainees get their day in US court https://t.co/VaiDyNFZ3x
The former Abu Ghraib detainee's testimony marked the first time treatment of those rounded up as part of America’s war on terror have been heard in open federal court, and came nearly 20 years to the day since those infamous images shocked the world https://t.co/xqpT1wJOE3
We must never repeat the mistakes of Abu Ghraib again. The photos of abused detainees – and smiling American soldiers – shocked the world and are a stain on our history. Twenty years later, victims are finally getting their day in court and a chance at justice. https://t.co/kcvN18kBD2
A former detainee at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison described to jurors in Virginia the abuse he suffered in more than a month of incarceration in 2003. https://t.co/8PYeKo5g4S
20 Years Later, Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Get Their Day In Court https://t.co/h9RHFHHSdl
20 Years Later, Abu Ghraib Detainees Get Their Day in U.S. Court https://t.co/b2C6eViAIc
Abu Ghraib military contractor trial set to start 20 years after shocking images of abuse https://t.co/Bb6UGubGTo
‘Correct a black mark in US history’: former prisoners of Abu Ghraib get day in court https://t.co/GdHvdTVdeV
Abu Ghraib survivors to get their day in court The case against a US military contractor blamed by ex-detainees for torture at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison is set to go to trial on Monday https://t.co/hzg21i6qVU https://t.co/IrBPQcnzqp