Abbreviations APT Association for the Prevention of Torture CPT European Committee for the Prevention of Torture LGBT Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NPM National Preventive Mechanism OPCAT Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment SPT  United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment vii