On June 30th, 2008, four years after images of torture at Abu Ghraib horrified people all over the world, a group of victims filed suit against CACI, the Virginia-based private security company hired by the U.S. government to conduct interrogations at the prison. On April 15, 2024 after nearly sixteen years and twenty plus dismissal attempts by CACI, the case will go to trial.
The only case of its kind still alive, Al Shimari v. CACI is an exceedingly rare opportunity for accountability. In fact, this is the first lawsuit where victims of U.S. post-9/11 torture will get their day in court.
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