List of Abbreviations ACJ Advisory Council of Jurists African Children’s Charter African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations Asia-Pacific Regional Framework Asia and Pacific Regional Framework for Action: Education for All; Guiding Principles, Specific Goals and Targets for 2015 CADE (UNESCO) Convention against Discrimination in Education CEDAW (UN) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW Committee (UN) Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CERD (UN) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination CERD Committee (UN) Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination CESCR (UN) Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Children’s Committee (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child CRC (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child Dakar Framework Dakar Framework for Action; Education for All: Meeting Our Collective Commitments Declaration on Minorities (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities Disabilities Convention (UN) International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ECHR European Court of Human Rights EFTA European Free Trade Association ESCR Economic, Social and Cultural Rights European Social Charter Council of Europe, European Social Charter (revised 1996) EU European Union 12