List of abbreviations APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Committee UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities DPO(s) disabled persons’ organisation(s) EU European Union ENNHRI European Network of National Human Rights Institutions GANHRI Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions ICC International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights NGO(s) non-governmental organisation(s) NHRI(s) national human rights institution(s) OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights UN United Nations UN CRPD UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities UPR Universal Periodic Review WHO World Health Organization v