LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CAT Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CPT European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment EHC European Homecare EU European Union HRCR Hesse Reception Centre for Refugees NPM National preventive mechanism OJ Official Journal of the European Union OP-CAT Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment SPT UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment UN United Nations 9