Acknowledgments

This report was researched by Brahim Elansari, research assistant, and Eric Goldstein, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch. Eric Goldstein wrote the report. Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of the Middle East and North Africa division, and Tom Porteous, deputy program director, edited it. Clive Baldwin, senior legal advisor at Human Rights Watch, provided legal review. Associates Arwa Abdelmoula and Jillian Slutzker provided production and proofreading assistance. Intern Faris Al-Sulayman helped with research and intern Shannon Mich with proofreading. Grace Choi, publications director; Kathy Mills, publications specialist; Anna Lopriore, creative manager; and Fitzroy Hepkins, administrative manager, prepared the report for publication.