Acknowledgments

This report was written by Bede Sheppard, senior researcher in the Children’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch.

The report was edited by Zama Coursen-Neff, deputy director of the Children’s Rights Division; Ali Dayan Hasan, senior researcher for the Asia division; James Ross, Legal and Policy director; and Danielle Haas, consultant to the Program division.

Kyle Knight, associate in the Children’s Rights Division, provided proofreading and production assistance. Anna Lopriore, creative manager; Kathy Mills, publications coordinator; and Fitzroy Hepkins, mail manager, provided production assistance.

Amy Kapit-Spitalny, PhD student in international education at New York University, conducted additional desk research for this report. Human Rights Watch is grateful for the assistance of I.A Rehman, Hina Jilani and the staff of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP).