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Acknowledgments

This report was written by Christoph Wilcke, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division. It is based on research conducted by Wilcke, Gerald Simpson, researcher and advocate in the Refugee Program, and Nir Rosen, a consultant. Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director, and Andrew Mawson, deputy program director edited the report, and James Ross, legal and policy director, provided legal review. Nadia Barhoum, Middle East associate, provided production assistance, as did Grace Choi, publications director, and Fitzroy Hepkins, production manager. Amr Khairy in the Cairo office provided translation assistance.

We thank Khalid al-Anisi and Ahmad Amran of the National Organization for Defending Rights and Freedoms (HOOD), Radhia al-Mutawakel and Abd al-Rashid al-Faqih of the Dialogue (Hewar) Forum, and Ali al-Dailami of the Yemeni Organization for the Defense of Democratic Rights and Freedoms, for their assistance. And we would especially like to express our gratitude to the former detainees and the families of current detainees who spoke with Human Rights Watch, despite concern that they might face repercussions from the authorities.