Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
Glossary
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ACJ
Advisory Council of Jurists
AICHR
ASEAN Inter-Governmental Human Rights Commission
ANNI
Asian NGOs Network on NHRIs
APF
Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
APT
Association for the Prevention of Torture
ASEM
Informal Asia-Europe Meeting
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CSW
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
DTP
Diplomacy Training Program
GA
United Nations General Assembly
GRULAC
Latin American and Caribbean Group
ICC
International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions
LGBT
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered
NGO
Non-government organisation
NHRI
National human rights institution
NPM
National preventive mechanism
OEWG
United Nations Open Ended Working Group on Ageing
OHCHR
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
OPCAT
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Paris Principles
Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and
Protection of Human Rights
PIFS
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
RWI
Raoul Wallenberg Institute
SEO
Senior Executive Officers
SOGI
Sexual orientation and gender identity
UN
United Nations
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UPR
Universal Periodic Review
WEOG
Western European and Other Group