Acknowledgments

This report was researched and written by Gerry Simpson, senior refugee researcher and advocate at Human Rights Watch. Additional research was conducted by Ida Sawyer, Human Rights Watch’s Congo researcher based in Goma. The report was edited by Bill Frelick, director of the Refugee Program; Rona Peligal, deputy director of the Africa Division; Anneke van Woudenberg, senior Congo researcher in the Africa Division; and Ida Sawyer.

It was reviewed by James Ross, legal and policy director; Andrew Mawson, deputy program director; and Danielle Haas, consultant to the Program Office. Additional editorial assistance was provided by Valerie Kirkpatrick and Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson of the Refugee Program. Grace Choi, Anna Lopriore, and Fitzroy Hepkins provided production and photo assistance.

Human Rights Watch is grateful to all the IDPs who agreed to be interviewed for this report, as well as our NGO colleagues and partners in eastern Congo for their valuable assistance and support.

We would also like to thank all interviewees from agencies working in North and South Kivu who gave generously of their time.

This report was made possible by the generous support of Stichting Vluchteling.