VII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This report was written by Binaifer Nowrojee, counsel, and Corinne Dufka, researcher, in Human Rights Watch's Africa Division. In the Africa Division, the report was edited by Bronwen Manby, deputy director and by Janet Fleischman, Washington director, and reviewed by Peter Takirambudde, executive director. It was also edited by Joanna Weschler, U.N. Representative; Rachael Reilly, refugee policy director; Wilder Tayler, legal and policy director; and Malcolm Smart, program director. Production and coordination assistance was provided by Jeff Scott, associate in the Africa Division, Patrick Minges, publications director, and Fitzroy Hepkins, mail manager.

Human Rights Watch would like to acknowledge and thank the many individuals and organizations that assisted us during our research, including UNHCR, UNAMSIL, Médecines Sans Frontières, the International Rescue Committee, OXFAM, and the International Crisis Group. We also wish to thank the hundreds of refugees and internally displaced people who provided testimony and information to us.

Human Rights Watch wishes to express particular appreciation to the Rockefeller Foundation and Jean Castelli for their generous support toward the publication of this report.