Table of Abbreviations
ACJ......................... APF Advisory Council of Jurists
APF ........................ Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
CEDAW.................. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women
CRC........................ Convention on the Rights of the Child
HRC........................ United Nations Human Rights Council
ICC.......................... International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs
ICESCR.................. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICPD....................... International Conference on Population and Development
IVF.......................... In vitro fertilization
LGBT...................... Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
MDG....................... Millennium Development Goal
NGO........................ Non-governmental organization
NHRI....................... National human rights institution
Paris Principles........ Principles Relating to the Status of National Human Rights Institutions
UNFPA ................... United Nations Population Fund
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