International Human Rights and the International Human Rights System A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions List of key abbreviations APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CPED International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ECOSOC United Nations Economic and Social Council GA United Nations General Assembly HCHR United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights HRC United Nations Human Rights Council ICC International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICRMW International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families NGO(s) Non-governmental organization(s) NHRI(s) National human rights institution(s) NIRMS National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights NPM(s) National preventive mechanism(s) under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights OP Operative paragraph OPCAT Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment PP Preambular paragraph SC United Nations Security Council SCA Sub-Committee on Accreditation of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights SP(s) Special procedure(s) of the Human Rights Council TMB(s) Treaty monitoring body (bodies) UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN United Nations UPR Universal Periodic Review v