I first met Haj Ali (Ali Alqaisi) in 2007 when I photographed him in Istanbul shortly after he was released from US custody. He had achieved some notoriety when he was identified in the New York Times as the "man in the hood" figure in the iconic photograph that came to represent the United States torture program. It turned out that he was not "the" man in the hood but a man in the hood - another innocent Iraqi who was mercilessly tortured then photographed. The next time I saw him was in Hamburg in 2014 where he made the trip (on his permanent crutches) from Berlin to see my exhibition of detainee portraits at the Hamburg Triennial. He is pictured here (top photo) viewing my portrait of him for the first time. Today Haj Ali was at the UN in Geneva testifying (bottom photo) on the use of military subcontractors with my portraits in the background showing the faces of the human cost. We are committed, each in our own way, to finding accountability for the U.S. decision to implement a torture program. #neveragain #dontletup #youcanmakeadifference #torture #torturereport #documentary #portraiture #chrisbartlett #abughraib #iraq #detaineeproject #humanrights #centerforconstitutionalrights #unitednations @unitednations @photovillenyc @opensocietyfoundations (at United Nations at Geneva)