Acknowledgments

Bill Van Esveld, a researcher in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) division, researched and wrote the report, based on preliminary work by Niki Akhavan. M. M., a consultant, conducted initial visits to research sites in the UAE. Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of the MENA division, Arvind Ganesan, director of the Business and Human Rights (BHR) division, Carol Pier and Lisa Misol, senior researchers in the BHR division, Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Advisor, and Iain Levine, in the Program office, edited the report. Ayla Qadeer, an intern with Human Rights Watch, provided extensive legal and news-media research assistance, as well as administrative and other support, and Belkis Wille assisted as an intern with research in Abu Dhabi. MENA associate Nadia Barhoum provided administrative support.