Acronyms and Abbreviations
APT
Association for the Prevention of Torture
CAT
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
CCTV
Closed-circuit television
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women
CPT
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
CSO
Civil society organization
ECHR
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
EU
European Union
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
GBV
Gender-based violence
LGBTI
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and/or intersex
NGO
Non-governmental organization
NHRI
National human rights institution
NPM
National preventive mechanism
ODIHR
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
OPCAT
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
OSCE
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
PRI
Penal Reform International
SGBV
Sexual and gender-based violence
SMR
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; “revised SMR”
refers to the updated version (2015) as a synonym for Nelson Mandela
Rules or Mandela Rules
UDHR
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UNODC
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
WHO
World Health Organization
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