List of Acronyms and Abbreviations APF ASK BLAST BNHRC BNHRC-CDP BNWLA BRAC BTEC CAT CEDAW CFNHRI CHT CIRDAP CRC CSOs DC DMC DUET EPI GDP GOB HR HRC ICC ICCPR ICESCR Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Ain o Salish Kendra Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission-Capacity Development Project Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee Bangladesh Textile Engineering College Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Chittagong Hill Tracts Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific Convention on the Rights of the Child Civil Society Organizations Deputy Commissioner Dhaka Medical College Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology Extended Programme of Immunization Gross Domestic Product Government of Bangladesh Human Rights Human Rights Commission International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights