DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide
ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
BOP
The Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
CAT
The UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The UN Committee Against Torture
CCTV
Closed-circuit television
CoE
The Council of Europe
CPT
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
CRC
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
ECHR
The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights
EPR
The European Prison Rules
ERJO
The European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions and measures
EU
The European Union
GCFJ
The Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on child-friendly justice
GC No. 10
The General Comment No. 10 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice
GPJD
The UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines)
ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross
NGOs
Non-Governmental Organisation(s)
NHRIs
National Human Rights Institution(s)
NPMs
National Preventive Mechanism(s)
OPCAT
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
RAJJ
The UN Standards Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)
RNCM
The UN Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules)
RPJDL
The UN Rules for the Protection of Juvenile Deprived of their Liberty (The Havana Rules)
RTWP
The UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Sanctions for Women Offenders
(The Bangkok Rules)
SMR
The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (The Mandela Rules)
SPT
The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
UN
The United Nations
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