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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This report was researched in southern Sudan, Khartoum, Nairobi, and elsewhere from February 1999 to November 2002 by Jemera Rone, Sudan researcher for the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, and written by her. The information provided is up to date through November 2002, with some exceptions. Jemera Rone was assisted by research assistants Cecilia Lund, Ryan Hahn, Colin Relihan, Claire Johnson, Rose S. Shuman, Caroline Conway, Alex Belser, Melinda Coolidge, Luisa Boyarski, Shannon Sinton, and Linda Bembatoum.

The report was edited by Bronwen Manby, associate director of the Africa Division, Joseph Saunders, associate director of the Program office, Wilder Tayler, legal and policy director, and Michael McClintock and Malcolm Smart, formerly of the Program office of Human Rights Watch. Production and coordination assistance was provided by Jeff Scott and Colin Relihan, associates for the Africa Division, and Patrick Minges, director of publications. Encouragement and support were provided by Peter Takirambudde, director of the Africa Division.

The manuscript was reviewed and helpful advice received from Douglas H. Johnson, John Ryle, Sharon E. Hutchinson, and Diane de Guzman.

Victor Kovner, Tom Burke, and Jennifer Williamson of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in New York and Paul Sutton of Orchard in London reviewed the text and provided invaluable legal advice.

Human Rights Watch would like to thank all of the victims and witnesses of human rights abuses who spoke with us in our research. We gratefully acknowledge the support and invaluable assistance of the directors and staff at World Vision in 1999, and of other operational inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations that wish to remain anonymous. We would also like to thank the Peace Desk of the New Sudan Council of Churches.

Support for this research was provided in part by the Steelworkers Fund for Humanity and World Vision Canada, and by the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund for work on the environment and human rights. Douglas H. Johnson funded the creation of the maps of the oil regions published in this report and at http://rightsmaps.com/html/sudmap1.html.


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November 2003