TABLE OF ACRONYMS Organization of American States: OAS American Convention on Human Rights: American Convention or the Convention American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man: American Declaration or the Declaration Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas: Principles and Best Practices United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: Standard Minimum Rules United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures: Tokyo Rules Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: IACHR, Inter-American Commission or the Commission Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Inter-American Court or the Court European Court of Human Rights: European Court European Convention on Human Rights: European Convention IACHR Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty: Rapporteur on Persons Deprived of Liberty or Rapporteur of PDL IACHR Rapporteurship on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty: Rapporteurship on Persons Deprived of Liberty or Rapporteurship of PDL United Nations Human Rights Committee: HRC United Nations Committee Against Torture: CAT United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture: SPT United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: WGAD