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IX. Acknowledgements

Param-Preet Singh, counsel for the International Justice Program of Human Rights Watch, wrote this report.  Param-Preet Singh, Richard Dicker, director of the International Justice Program of Human Rights Watch, Bogdan Ivanisevic, researcher for the Europe and Central Asia Division and Ruth Frolich, consultant for the International Justice Program conducted the interviews upon which the report is based in Sarajevo in September 2005.  Param-Preet Singh and Ruth Frolich conducted additional interviews in New York and Zagreb, respectively, between October 2005 and January 2006.  Richard Dicker edited and provided overall guidance for the report.  Bogdan Ivanisevic, Ben Ward, associate director of the Europe and Central Asia Division, Sara Darehshori, senior counsel for the International Justice Program, and Elise Keppler, counsel for the International Justice Program also edited the report.  Wilder Tayler, legal and policy director, conducted legal review, and Ian Gorvin, consultant to the Program Office, conducted program review.  Ruth Frolich provided valuable assistance in the research of this report.  Interns Maja Tatalovic and Daniel Ulmer provided helpful research assistance as well.  Hannah Gaertner, associate for the International Justice Program, and Andrea Holley, manager of Outreach and Publications, prepared this report for publication.

Human Rights Watch is grateful to all the individuals who provided information for this report, particularly staff in the Special Department for War Crimes, the Criminal Defense Support Section, the Witness Protection and Support Section and the Registry, some of whom were interviewed several times.  We would also like to thank the members of Bosnian civil society who took the time to share their thoughts with us.

The International Justice program would like to express appreciation to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the JEHT Foundation for their support of our program.