Acronyms
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CPT
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment and Punishment
CT-Scan
Computerised Tomography
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
HIV/AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome
EC
European Commission
ICC
International Criminal Court
ICN
International Council of Nurses
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICTY
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
IFRC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IRCT
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NGO
Non Governmental Organisation
OHCHR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
OPCAT
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
SPT
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
STI
Sexually Transmitted Infections
UCN
Unique Case Number
UN
United Nations
UNCAT
United Nations Convention against Torture
UPR
Universal Periodic Review
WHO
World Health Organization
WMA
World Medical Association
WPA
World Psychiatric Association