This report was written by Suliman Baldo and Peter Rosenblum, a consultant to Human Rights Watch/Africa. It was based on findings from a mission to Zaire during late 1996 and early 1997 and material from earlier Human Rights Watch/Africa field research by Trish Hiddleston and Jean-François Ploquin, consultants to Human Rights Watch/Africa. Timothy Longman and Alison DesForges, consultants to Human Rights Watch/Africa, contributed to the writing of the chapter on the war. The report was edited by Peter Takirambudde, Janet Fleischman, and Bronwen Manby. Production assistance was provided by Ariana Pearlroth. Funding for field research was made available through a generous grant from the Soros Foundation.
Human Rights Watch/Africa
Human Rights Watch is a nongovernmental organization established in 1978 to monitor and promote the observance of internationally recognized human rights in Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and among the signatories of the Helsinki accords. It is supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly. The staff includes Kenneth Roth, executive director; Michele Alexander, development director; Cynthia Brown, program director; Barbara Guglielmo, finance and administration director; Robert Kimzey, publications director; Jeri Laber, special advisor; Lotte Leicht, Brussels office director; Susan Osnos, communications director; Jemera Rone, counsel; Wilder Tayler, general counsel; and Joanna Weschler, United Nations representative. Robert L. Bernstein is the chair of the board and Adrian W. DeWind is vice chair. Its Africa division was established in 1988 to monitor and promote the observance of internationally recognized human rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Peter Takirambudde is the executive director; Janet Fleischman is the Washington director; Suliman Ali Baldo is the senior researcher; Alex Vines is the research associate; Bronwen Manby and Binaifer Nowrojee are counsels; Ariana Pearlroth and Juliet Wilson are associates; and Alison DesForges is a consultant. William Carmichael is the chair of the advisory committee and Alice Brown is the vice chair.
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