ABOUT THIS REPORT

This report was written by Virginia N. Sherry, associate director of Human Rights Watch/Middle East. Awali Samara, Human Rights Watch/Middle East associate, and Marion Hohn, an intern with Human Rights Watch/Middle East, provided skillful research assistance. The report was edited by Eric Goldstein, acting executive director of Human Rights Watch/Middle East, and Michael McClintock, deputy program director of Human Rights Watch.