Acknowledgements

This report was edited by Elaine Pearson, deputy director of the Asia division of Human Rights Watch; Phil Robertson, deputy director of the Asia division; and Sara Colm, senior researcher in the Asia division. Aisling Reidy, senior legal advisor and Joseph Saunders, deputy director in the Program office, completed legal and programmatic review respectively. Editing was also done by Cassandra Cavanaugh, consultant to the Program office at Human Rights Watch.

Specialist review was done by Bede Sheppard, researcher in the children’s rights division; Nisha Varia, senior researcher in the women’s rights division; Marianne Mollman, advocacy director in the women’s rights division; Liesl Gerntholtz, director of the women’s rights division; and Dipika Nath, researcher in the LGBT program.

Human Rights Watch also thanks Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, summer fellow with the Asia division who provided research assistance, and Jason Barber who completed an external review, as well as other external reviewers who provided comments on the draft.

Production assistance was provided by Pema Abrahams, associate in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch; Grace Choi, publications director; Fitzroy Hepkins, production manager; and Anna Lopriore, photo editor; and Giulio Frigieri for creating the maps.