Acronyms & Abbreviations used
ABP
Basic Policing Area
AECID Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
Cooperation)
APT
Association for the Prevention of Torture
CCAA
Regional Autonomous Communities
CGC
Civil Guard Barracks
CGPC
General Police Force of the Canary Isles
CIE
Detention Centre for Foreign Nationals
CM
Centre for Young Offenders
CNP
National Police Force
Convention
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in Resolution 39/46 of December 10, 1984.)
CP
Prison
CPT
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Council of Europe)
CV
Curriculum vitae
DDHH
Human Rights
DGGC
Directorate General for the Civil Guard
DGP
Directorate General for the Police
DUE
Holder of a (short-course) University Degree in Nursing
EDM
Military Detention Centre
FJ
Legal Grounding
GC
Civil Guard
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IA-2010
Annual Report for 2010 of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
IG
CPT General Report
IMAP
Independent Medical Advisory Panel
INE
Spanish National Statistics Office [Instituto Nacional de Estadística]
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