Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by Smita Narula, senior researcher forthe Asia Division at Human Rights Watch. It is based on research conducted in Gujarat, India in March 2002.Research and writing assistance in New York was provided by Jonathan Horowitz, program associate, and AmardeepSingh, hate crimes researcher. The report was edited by Widney Brown, advocacy director of the Women's RightsDivision and acting New York director of the Asia division, Mike Jendrzejczyk, acting executive director ofthe Asia Division, and Michael McClintock, deputy program director. It was reviewed by Rachael Reilly, refugeepolicy director, and James Ross, senior legal advisor. Production assistance was provided by Patrick Minges,Veronica Matushaj, John Sifton, Neela De Soyza, Liz Weiss, and Wen-Hua Yang.

Human Rights Watch wishes to thank the numerous activists and NGO members whoassisted us in our research and who, for safety reasons, cannot be named-an unfortunate indicator of the stateof insecurity in Gujarat.

We are profoundly grateful to the many victims and eyewitnesses who sharedtheir stories with us.

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Its Asia division was established in 1985 to monitor and promote theobservance of internationally recognized human rights in Asia. Mike Jendrzejczyk is the Acting ExecutiveDirector; Widney Brown is the Acting New York Director; Smita Narula, Sara Colm and Mickey Spiegel are SeniorResearchers; Emily Harwell is a Fellow; Liz Weiss and Wen-hua Yang are associates. Joanne Leedom-Ackerman isActing Chairperson of the advisory committee and Orville Schell is Vice-Chair.

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