Acknowledgments

The report was researched by two Human Rights Watch researchers and written by a Human Rights Watch researcher with the assistance of a consultant. It was edited by Carolyn Norris, deputy director of the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, and Ian Gorvin, senior program officer. Legal review was conducted by Clive Baldwin, senior legal advisor. Charlene Harry, associate for the Africa Division, provided production assistance.

Human Rights Watch acknowledges with gratitude the contribution provided in and outside Angola by members of local and international civil society organizations, churches and political parties, journalists, lawyers, national and international election observers and government officials who agreed to be interviewed for this report. We own especial gratitude to those individuals who gave us invaluable support during our research on the ground and to NOVIB for the funding that made this research possible.