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Acknowledgments

Clarisa Bencomo, Middle East and North Africa researcher for the Children’s Rights Division, authored this report based on research conducted in Saudi Arabia in November and December 2006, and March 2008. Zama Coursen-Neff, deputy director of the Children’s Rights Division; Ian Gorvin, senior program officer; Aisling Reidy, senior legal advisor; and Sarah Leah Whitson, director of the Middle East and North Africa Division edited the report. Farida Deif, Middle East and North Africa researcher for the Women’s Rights Division; Nisha Varia, Asia researcher for the Women’s Rights Division; and Christoph Wilcke, researcher for Saudi Arabia in the Middle East and North Africa Division provided valuable comments on sections of the report. Kennji Kizuka, Tarek Radwan, Cassandra Mikicic, Assef Ashraf, Andrea Holley, Grace Choi, Fitzroy Hepkins, and José Martinez provided production assistance.

The Children’s Rights Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the many individuals in Saudi Arabia who were instrumental in our efforts to investigate human rights violations against children.

We acknowledge with gratitude the financial support of the Countess Moira Charitable Foundation, the Oak Foundation, the Independence Foundation, and anonymous donors.