ASIA PACIFIC FORUM OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS List of abbreviations 2 ANNI Asian NGOs Network on NHRIs APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions APT Association for the Prevention of Torture ICC International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights NGO(s) non-governmental organisation(s) NHRI(s) national human rights institution(s) NPM(s) national preventive mechanism(s) OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Paris Principles Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights SPT United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UPR Universal Periodic Review