Acronyms and abbreviations used AP Provincial Court APDHE Spanish Association for Human Rights ATS Medical-technical assistant BEDEX Spanish National Police Force’s Brigade for Deportation of Foreign Offenders BOE Spanish Official State Gazette CCAA Regional Autonomous Communities (Spanish regional government) CERMI Spanish Committee of Disabled People’s Representatives CETI Temporary Accommodation Center for Immigrants CGAE General Council of Spanish Lawyers CGPJ General Council of the Spanish Judicial Authority CIE Immigrant Detention Center CGC Civil Guard Headquarters CGEF Central Department on Immigration and Borders CGPC Central Police of the Canary Islands CNP Spanish National Police Force CP Prison CPT European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Council of Europe) DGGC Directorate General of the Civil Guard DGP Directorate General of the Police DUE University Diploma in Nursing EDM Military Disciplinary Establishment FJ Legal basis FGE Spanish Attorney General’s Office FRONTEX European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders FSC-CCOO Federation of Citizens Services – trade union GC Civil Guard GINSO Association for the Management of Social Integration THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 9