Background Briefing

Acknowledgments

This report was written by Steve Crawshaw, then London director and now United Nations advocacy director of Human Rights Watch. It was edited by Benjamin Ward, associate director of the Europe and Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch. The report was reviewed by Julia Hall, Senior Researcher in the Europe and Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch, Veronika Szente Goldston, advocacy director in the Europe and Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch, and Joanne Mariner, director of the Terrorism/Counterterro rism program at Human Rights Watch. Dinah Pokempner, General Counsel to Human Rights Watch, conducted legal review, and Ian Gorvin, consultant to the Program Office, conducted program review. Conor Gearty and Madeleine Colvin provided valuable input. Eleanor Hevey and Tom Mills carried out research for the footnotes. Production assistance was provided by Iwona Zielinska, Fitzroy Hepkins, and Andrea Holley.