Acronyms and Abbreviations APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions ASK Ain O Shalish Kendra BLAST Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust BNHRC-CDP Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project 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 CMS Complaints Management System CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities CSO Civil Society Organisation DANIDA Danish International Development Agency ERD Economic Relations Division FIR First Information Report GoB Government of Bangladesh HRC Human Rights Council HRD Human Rights Defender 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 ILO International Labour Organization MLAA Madaripur Legal Aid Association MWC Migrant Workers Convention (Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families) NHRC National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh NHRI National Human Rights Institution 17