Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by a researcher in the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch. Additional research and interviews were conducted in Burma by consultants for the Asia Division. Staff of the Human Rights Watch Emergencies Program conducted interviews in Rangoon and assisted in the drafting and review of portions of the report. Portions of the report were also reviewed by Bill Frelick, director of the Refugee Policy Program; Peggy Hicks, director of global advocacy; and Lisa Misol, senior researcher in the Business and Human Rights Program. The report was edited by Phil Robertson and Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia directors; James Ross, legal and policy director; and Joseph Saunders, deputy program director.

Production assistance was provided by Andrea Cottom, senior associate in the Asia Division; Grace Choi, publications director; Fitzroy Hopkins, production manager; and Anna Lopriore, photo editor, who assisted with the photo feature.

Human Rights Watch especially wishes to thank the Burmese men and women in the Irrawaddy Delta and Rangoon whom we interviewed for this report and who assisted us in our investigations. For security reasons, none can be named here and all have been assigned pseudonyms.

Human Rights Watch also thanks the staff of United Nations agencies, international relief organizations and development agencies working in Rangoon who took the time to meet with us and share their experiences and analyses.