Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by Neela Ghoshal, Burundi researcher at Human Rights Watch. It was edited by Alison Des Forges, senior advisor to the Africa division of Human Rights Watch, and Maria Burnett, researcher in the Africa division. The report was reviewed by Andrew Mawson, deputy program director, and Clive Baldwin, senior legal advisor at Human Rights Watch. Sarah Mathewson, associate in the Africa division, provided invaluable production assistance. Françoise Denayer translated this report into French.

Human Rights Watch extends its gratitude to the many victims of human rights abuses who shared their stories with us. We are also grateful for the cooperation of innumerable local administrative officials and to the National Police of Burundi for facilitating our research in the field. We are grateful for the ongoing collaboration with the Burundian human rights organizations Ligue Iteka and APRODH, and to BINUB human rights officers who shared information and discussed this research with us.

Human Rights Watch is grateful to ICCO, Misereor, and Trocaire for funding its work in Burundi.