Guidebook
ABBREVIATIONS
ABBREVIATIONS
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AOB
Austrian Ombudsman Board
GANHRI
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions
AP
Asia Pacific Forum
GO
General Observations
APT
Association for the Prevention of Torture
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
BIM
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights
IHRC
Irish Human Rights Commission
CAT
Convention Against Torture and other Cruel,
NHRI
National Human Rights Institution
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
NPM
National Preventive Mechanism
CAT
Committee – Convention Against Torture
ODIHR
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
CJEU
Court of Justice of the European Union
OHCHR
Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
CNCDH
Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme
OPCAT
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and
CoE
Council of Europe
other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
CPT
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and
OSCE
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
SCA
Subcommittee on Accreditation
CRPD
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
SPT
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel,
ECHR
European Convention on Human Rights
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
ECtHR
European Court of Human Rights
SRT
Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel,
EEA
European Economic Area
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
ENNHRI
European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
TFEU
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
EU
European Union
UN
United Nations
EU Charter Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
FRA
UNGA
United Nations General Assembly
Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union
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