II. Methodology This report aims to document the views and experiences of Pakistani detainees held at the DFIP as well as those of their family members. It also seeks to assess U.S. and Pakistani government efforts at resolving their cases, ending their indefinite detention without trial, and repatriating detainees to their home country. This report is based on 18 interviews—conducted by Justice Project Pakistan (JPP)—with family members of current detainees and two interviews with ex-detainees. Out of approximately 40 Pakistani detainees held at the DFIP, 11 detainees’ families were contacted and interviewed for this report. In addition, interviews were conducted with U.S., Pakistani and Afghan government officials in Washington, D.C., Islamabad, and Kabul, including officials from the U.S. Department of State, Pakistani Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Law & Justice and Afghan Ministry of Defense. Interviews were also conducted with several independent experts and former officials with first-hand knowledge of the issues. Interviews were conducted between October 2012 and May 2013. Interviews were conducted in English, Urdu and, when necessary, Dari with the help of a translator. The names of all ex-detainees and detainee family members interviewed have been changed to protect their identities. JPP also acts as legal representatives of detainees and their families in ongoing litigation in the Lahore High Court. JPP’s litigation seeks to compel the Pakistani government to take necessary steps to repatriate its citizens held at the DFIP. Interviews for this report were not conducted as part of or pursuant to ongoing litigation. They were conducted for the purpose of documenting the experiences and views of detainees and assessing the status and prospects of ongoing negotiations regarding their repatriation and release. Information for this report was also obtained through documents obtained through JPP's litigation and U.S. government documents related to DRB proceedings—made available through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)—and publicly available information. JPP faced several challenges conducting interviews for this report. 80 percent of the families of current Pakistani detainees live in remote areas, often in zones of conflict in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) or Balochistan. JPP could not contact many of these families due to the security situation and limited telecommunications coverage. For these reasons, JPP could only conduct interviews with the relatives of current detainees who were willing to travel to Pakistan’s larger cities. Families often travelled long distances and lost days of work in order to share stories and experiences with JPP interviewers. One ex-detainee denied JPP’s request for an interview, stating that he was too traumatized by his detention. To avoid burdening the families, JPP sought to interview two members of a detainee’s family, usually male members who were able to take time away from work. Because of cultural apprehensions, JPP was unable to meet most female relatives of detainees—only two female relatives were interviewed. Furthermore, due to old age and financial difficulties, many of the parents of current detainees were unable to meet with JPP interviewers. For interviewees who had to take time off work, JPP provided reimbursement for cost of travel, accommodation and a per diem. 8