Abbreviations and Acronyms APF Asia pacific forum of NHRIs CA Constituent Assembly CAT Convention against Torture CBO Community Based Organization CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women CMW Convention on Migrant Workers CPA Comprehensive Peace Accord CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CSO Community Service Organization DC Disappearance Commission ESCR Economic, Social and Cultural Rights GoN Government of Nepal GBW Gender Based Violence HR Human Rights HRBA Human Rights Based Approach HRBAD Human Rights Based Approach to Development HRD Human Rights Defenders HRE Human Rights Education HRV Human Rights Violation ICC International Coordination Committee of NHRIs ICC International Criminal Court ICED International Convention on Enforced Disappearance IDPs Internally Displaced Persons IEC Information, Education and Communication KM Knowledge Management LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual MDG Millennium Development Goals MoU Memorandum of Understanding NBA Nepal Bar Association NGO Non-Governmental Organization vi