AcknowledgementsMaria McFarland and Sebastian Brett, researchers for Human Rights Watch’s Americas Division, wrote this report. Joanne Mariner, deputy director of the Americas Division, Jose Miguel Vivanco, Director of the Americas Division, and Joseph Saunders, Deputy Program Director, edited it. Wilder Tayler, Human Rights Watch’s Legal and Policy Director, provided legal advice. Americas Division associates Jen Nagle and Joanna Edwards, as well as Andrea Holley and Fitzroy Hepkins, worked on the production of the report. Intern Adam Abelson provided invaluable research support. Human Rights Watch would like to thank the numerous human rights organizations, journalists, attorneys, and individuals who contributed to this report and assisted us during our field research.
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