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Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by Meenakshi Ganguly, based on her mission to Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry in January 2005, and follow-up research up to April 2005. Brad Adams, executive director of the Asia Division; Saman Zarifi, deputy director of the Asia division; and Joe Saunders, deputy program director of Human Rights Watch, edited the report. James Ross provided legal review. Zama Coursen-Neff of the Children’s Rights Division; Nisha Varia of the Women’s Rights Division; and Ophelia Field of the Refugee Program also reviewed and commented on the report. Jo-Anne Prud’homme and Andrea Holley produced the report.

Human Rights Watch is deeply indebted to the following organizations and individuals: Henri Tiphagne, People’s Watch, Tamil Nadu; M. Nizamudeen, Federation of Consumer Organizations, Tamil Nadu; J. Vincent Manoharan, National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights; Tsunami – Relief, Rehabilitation, Coordination; Youth for Voluntary Action; Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, Haq: Center for Child Rights; Ossie Fernandes, Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation; R. Bhagwan Singh, The Asian Age; Barkha Dutt, New Delhi Television; Bobby Kunhu; Ravichandran, Human Rights Forum for Dalit Liberation,Tamil Nadu; and the NGO Coordination Center, Nagapattinam.

Most of all, we thank the many survivors of the tsunami who spoke with us, discussed their needs and those of others, and were willing to look forward to plan a better future despite the personal anguish and loss that they had suffered.