Acknowledgements

This report was written by Anna Neistat, senior researcher in the Emergencies Division, and Kay Seok, researcher in the Asia Division, based on research conducted by the authors in July 2008.

Elaine Pearson, deputy director of the Asia Division, edited the report. James Ross, legal and policy director for Human Rights Watch, provided legal review. Program review was done by Joseph Saunders, deputy program director of Human Rights Watch. Specialist review was done by Bede Sheppard, researcher in the Children's Rights Division. Pema Abrahams, associate for the Asia Division, provided administrative and technical assistance. Fitzroy Hepkins and Grace Choi provided production assistance to the report. Portia Reyes, an intern, provided research assistance.

We also would like to thank the families and eyewitnesses who agreed to talk to us for this report. We are indebted to the nongovernmental organizations, lawyers, activists and journalists who generously assisted us in the course of our research and often provided comments and feed-back on our work.