Glossary of Terms AICHR ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights AIHRC Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission ANNI Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions APTN Asia Pacific Transgender Network ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations CA Capacity Assessment CAR Capacity Assessment Review CHR Commission on Human Rights (of the Philippines) CSO Civil Society Organisation DIHR Danish Institute for Human Rights EHRD Environmental Human Rights Defender EU European Union FORUM-ASIA Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development GANHRI Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions HRC Human Rights Council HRCM Human Rights Commission of the Maldives HRCSL Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka HRD Human Rights Defender ICHR Independent Commission on Human Rights of Palestine IHCHR Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights ISHR International Service for Human Rights LGBTIQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer NGO Non-government organisation NHRI National Human Rights Institution NHRC National Human Rights Commission of India NHRCM National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights PIFS Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SDG Sustainable Development Goal SLAPP Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation SUHAKAM Human Rights Commission of Malaysia UNDP United Nations Development Program UNEP United Nations Environment Program WHRDs Women Human Rights Defenders 5