ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis report was researched by Marie Struthers, consultant to the Europe and Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch, during two missions to Kazakhstan in April and August 2003. The report was written by Marie Struthers and edited by Rachel Denber, acting director of the Europe and Central Asia division, Acacia Shields, senior researcher of the Europe and Central Asia division, and Iain Levine, program director of Human Rights Watch. Veronika Leila Szente Goldston, advocacy director of the Europe and Central Asia division, provided additional comments. Legal review was done by James Ross, senior legal advisor for Human Rights Watch. Invaluable assistance was given by Kristina Alessi, research associate at the Europe and Central Asia division, and Timur Onica, intern with the Europe and Central Asia division. We would like to thank all those in Kazakhstan who shared their stories with us and without whom this report would not have been possible. We extend our special thanks to Evgenii Zhovtis, director of Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, for his constructive comments.
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