Two
psychologists, James Mitchell and John 'Bruce' Jessen, who were paid
$81 million dollars by the CIA to develop methods of "enhanced
interrogation," settled a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf
of three torture victims, one of whom died
https://www.aclu.org/cases/salim-v-mitchell-lawsuit-against-psychologists-behind-cia-torture-program The plaintiffs accused the two psychologists of "torture; cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment; nonconsensual human experimentation; and war crimes," according to a report on NPR. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/17/544183178/psychologists-behind-cia-enhanced-interrogation-program-settle-detainees-lawsuit. Today, the American Psychological Association said the settlement does not absolve the two defendants of their responsibility for violating professional ethics. The two psychologists denied culpability and settlement details were confidential.
https://www.aclu.org/cases/salim-v-mitchell-lawsuit-against-psychologists-behind-cia-torture-program The plaintiffs accused the two psychologists of "torture; cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment; nonconsensual human experimentation; and war crimes," according to a report on NPR. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/17/544183178/psychologists-behind-cia-enhanced-interrogation-program-settle-detainees-lawsuit. Today, the American Psychological Association said the settlement does not absolve the two defendants of their responsibility for violating professional ethics. The two psychologists denied culpability and settlement details were confidential.
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