LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ACJ Advisory Council of Jurists APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Additional Protocol I Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, & relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts 1977 Additional Protocol II Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, & relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts 1977 APT Association for the Prevention of Torture (UN) Basic Principles on the Use of Force Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (UN) Beijing Rules Standard Minimum Rules Administration of Juvenile Justice (UN) Body of Principles Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment CAT Convention against Torture & Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women CESCR United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child UNGA Declaration against Torture UNGA Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture, 9 December 1975 ECHR European Court of Human Rights EU European Union European Convention European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 11 for the