First Geneva Convention Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded & Sick in Armed Forces in the Field of 12 August 1949. Fourth Geneva Convention Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949 HRC United Nations Human Rights Committee HRW Human Rights Watch IACHR Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ICC International Criminal Court ICJ International Court of Justice ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICTY International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (UN) Istanbul Principles Principles on the Effective Investigation & Documentation of Torture & Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment NGOs Non-governmental organisations NHRIs National Human Rights Institution OHCHR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OPCAT Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. (UN) Principles of Medical Ethics and Torture Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the Role and Torture of Health Personnel, particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners & Detainees against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Refugee Convention Convention relating to the Status of Refugees Rome Statute Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 12