Preventing Torture An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions List of abbreviations iv ACJ Advisory Council of Jurists of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions APT Association for the Prevention of Torture ICC International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights NGO Non-governmental organization NHRI National human rights institution NPM National preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UPR Universal periodic review