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Acknowledgments

Clarisa Bencomo, Middle East and North Africa researcher for the Children’s Rights Division, authored this report, which reflects research conducted in Saudi Arabia in March 2008 and November and December 2006; communications with lawyers, nongovernmental organizations, and experts on juvenile justice in Iran, Pakistan, Sudan, and Yemen between April and September 2008, and a review of legislation, court documents, newspaper accounts of trials, and other written sources.

Jo Becker, advocacy director of the Children’s Rights Division; Clive Baldwin, senior legal advisor; and Andrew Mawson, deputy program director, edited the report. Ali Dayan Hasan, senior researcher for Pakistan; Christoph Wilcke, senior researcher for Saudi Arabia, and Joe Stork, deputy director in the Middle East and North Africa Division provided valuable comments on sections of the report. Kennji Kizuka, Cassandra Mikicic, Grace Choi, Fitzroy Hepkins, and José Martinez provided production assistance.

The Children’s Rights Division salutes the courageous efforts of those lawyers, judges, and human rights activists in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Sudan, and Yemen working to end the juvenile death penalty, too often in the face of tremendous pressure to maintain the status quo. 

We acknowledge with gratitude the financial support of the Countess Moira Charitable Foundation.