Acknowledgements

This report was written by Agnes Odhiambo, Africa researcher in the Women’s Rights Division. The report is based on research conducted by Agnes Odhiambo and Women’s Rights Consultant Elizabeth Ashamu Deng. The report was edited by Liesl Gerntholtz, director of the Women’s Rights Division; Jehanne Henry, senior researcher with the Africa Division; Diederik Lohman, senior researcher with the Health and Human Rights Division; Juliane Kippenberg, senior researcher with the Children’s Rights Division; Aisling Reidy, senior legal advisor; and Danielle Haas, senior program editor at Human Rights Watch.

All images were taken by Brent Stirton, photojournalist reporting for Human Rights Watch. Multimedia conception and coordination was provided by Veronica Matushaj, creative director; Anna Lopriore, creative manager; and senior associates Ivy Shen and Jenny Catherall.

Report production and editorial assistance was provided by Matthew Rullo, coordinator of the Women’s Rights Division; Grace Choi, publications director; Kathy Mills, publications specialist; and Fitzroy Hepkins, administrative manager.

Human Rights Watch would like to express our deep appreciation to all of the individuals who agreed to be interviewed for this report, as well as the local women’s rights activists and NGO representatives who helped to facilitate our research in South Sudan. We also greatly acknowledge the generous donors who support the work of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, in particular the Ribbink van den Hoek Family Foundation, which funded the research and multimedia for this report.