Acknowledgments

This report was researched and written by Matthew Schaaf, NGO liaison in the Europe and Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch. Additional research and writing was done by Tanya Lokshina, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Russia office, and Alexander Petrov, consultant . Essential research support was provided by Tanya Cooper, associate in Human Rights Watch’s Russia office .

The report was edited by Rachel Denber, deputy director of the Europe and Central Asia Division, and Ian Gorvin, senior program officer at Human Rights Watch. Aisling Reidy, senior legal advisor for Human Rights Watch, and Allison Gill, director of Human Rights Watch’s Russia office, also reviewed the report.  Veronika Szente Goldston, advocacy director of the Europe and Central Asia Division, reviewed the recommendations. Kathryn Koonce, Anna Lopriore, Grace Choi, and Fitzroy Hepkins provided production support. 

The report was translated into Russian by Igor Gerbich.

Human Rights Watch expresses its sincere thanks to Russia's vibrant NGO community for sharing its experiences with us. We also acknowledge the openness of the Russian Ministry of Justice to discussing a range of issues relevant to the topic of the report.

Human Rights Watch gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the individual and foundation donors who have made our work possible.