L IS T O F A B B R E V I A T I O N S CAT C ommittee against T orture CPT European C ommittee for the Prevention of T orture and I nhuman or D egrading T reatment or Punishment EC HR European C ourt of H uman R ights EU European U nion NPM N ational Preventive M echanism OPC A T O ptional Protocol to the C onvention against T orture and O ther C ruel, I nhuman or D egrading T reatment or Punishment SP T Subcommittee on Prevention of T orture and O ther C ruel, I nhuman or D egrading T reatment or Punishment UN U nited N ations 8