Witness to Abuse - Human Rights Watch
Witness to Abuse - Human Rights Watch
Witness to Abuse - Human Rights Watch
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Acknowledgements<br />
This report was researched and written by Anjana Malhotra, Aryeh Neier fellow for<br />
<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> and the American Civil Liberties Union. The primary edi<strong>to</strong>r of the<br />
report and project manager was Jamie Fellner, U.S. Program direc<strong>to</strong>r for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong><br />
<strong>Watch</strong>. Lee Gelernt, senior at<strong>to</strong>rney for the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’<br />
<strong>Rights</strong> Project, Jim Ross, general counsel for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong>, Joseph Saunders,<br />
deputy program direc<strong>to</strong>r for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong>, and Robin Goldfaden, staff at<strong>to</strong>rney<br />
for the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ <strong>Rights</strong> Project also reviewed and<br />
edited this report. Ann Beeson, associate litigation direc<strong>to</strong>r for the American Civil<br />
Liberties Union, provided valuable assistance in coordinating the report. Keramet Reiter,<br />
associate for the U.S. program provided research assistance and prepared the report for<br />
publication. <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> staff Andrea Holley, publications direc<strong>to</strong>r and Fitzroy<br />
Hepkins, mail manager, provided production assistance. Paul Jacobs and Miranda<br />
Johnson provided research assistance throughout the report. Manu Krishnan assisted in<br />
proofreading the report.<br />
<strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong> and the American Civil Liberties Union would like <strong>to</strong> thank the<br />
many individuals in the United States and abroad who made invaluable contributions <strong>to</strong><br />
our understanding of the Department of Justice’s use of the material witness law as a<br />
post-September 11 policy. We are particularly grateful <strong>to</strong> the material witnesses, their<br />
families, and their counsel who gave the testimony that forms the core of this report.<br />
Because of the Department of Justice’s efforts <strong>to</strong> keep all of the post-September 11<br />
material witness arrests secret, finding the witnesses was a difficult endeavor, made<br />
possible only with the help of many people, including: Adem Carroll, the Islamic Circle<br />
of North America, Sin Yen Lee, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund,<br />
and the many activists working with the New York Post-September 11 Civil <strong>Rights</strong><br />
Coalition, Islamic Circle of North America, Counsel on American Islamic Relations,<br />
Muslim Public Affairs Council, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and<br />
the Migration Policy Institute, as well as the ACLU Affiliates of Eastern Missouri,<br />
Nevada, and Oregon. We also wish <strong>to</strong> acknowledge the guidance provided throughout<br />
this report by Stephen Schulhofer, professor, New York University School of Law,<br />
Michael Wishnie, professor of clinical law, New York University School of Law, Wendy<br />
Patten, former advocacy direc<strong>to</strong>r of <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Watch</strong>, Benita Jain, Immigrant<br />
Defense Project, Nancy Morawetz, professor of clinical law, New York University<br />
School of Law, and Anil Kalhan, associate-in-law at Columbia University.<br />
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