Abbreviations APF Asia Pacific Forum APT Association for the Prevention of Torture BIM Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights in Vienna CAT UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CJINI UK Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (UK NPM) CoE Council of Europe CPT European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CQC UK Care Quality Commission (UK NPM) CSO Civil Society Organisation EAW European Arrest Warrant EP European Parliament EU European Union FD Framework Directive FRA EU Agency for Fundamental Rights HMIP UK Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Prisons (UK NPM) HMIPS UK Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (UK NPM) HRAC Austrian Human Rights Advisory Council HRIC Human Rights Implementation Centre of the University of Bristol IACHR Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ICHRP International Council on Human Rights Policy IIHR Inter-American Institute for Human Rights IVENJ Dutch Inspectorate of Security and Justice (Dutch NPM) MWCS UK Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (UK NPM) NAO UK National Audit Office NAP National Action Plan NPM National Preventive Mechanism ODIHR OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights OHCHR UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OP Optional Protocol RQIA UK Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority – Northern Ireland (UK NPM) SPT UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment UK United Kingdom UN United Nations UNGA UN General Assembly UPR UN Universal Periodic Review