Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of Women and Girls A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions List of abbreviations iv APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW Committee Committee on the Elimination on Discrimination against Women CSW Commission on the Status of Women ICC International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ILO International Labour Organization NGO(s) Non-governmental organization(s) NHRI(s) National human rights institution(s) OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Paris Principles Principles relating to the status of national institutions UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UPR Universal Periodic Review