Abbreviations and Acronyms BVerfGE - Bundesverfassungsgericht (German Federal Constitutional Court) CAP - Civil Air Patrol (United States) CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CF - Canadian Forces CSFM - Conseil Supérieur de la Fonction Militaire (Higher Military Council, France) DACOWITS - Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (USA) DCAF - Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces DoD - Department of Defense (United States) EC - European Community ECHR - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms EEC - European Economic Community ESC - European Social Charter EU - European Union EUROMIL - European Organisation of Military Associations FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation (United States) HC - House of Commons Papers (United Kingdom) HPAT - Homosexual Policy Assessment Team of the UK Armed Forces ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICERD - International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICESCR - International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights IGK - Inspecteur-Generaal der Krijgsmacht (Inspector-General for the Armed Forces, the Netherlands) ILO - International Labour Organization IOM - International Organization for Migration KMFRC - Kingston Military Family Resource Centre (Canada) LUVA - Luchtmacht Vrouwenafdeling (women’s volunteer force of the Dutch Air Force) MARVA - Marine Vrouwenafdeling (women’s volunteer force of the Dutch Royal Marine Corps) MILVA - Militaire Vrouwenafdeling (women’s volunteer force of the Dutch Army) NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization NCO - Non-commissioned officer NGO - Non-governmental organization ODIHR – OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe PRISMA - Project for Resettlement and Retraining (Serbia) PTSD - Post-traumatic stress disorder QC - Queen’s counsel SAMO - Swedish Association of Military Officers SPARS - United States Coast Guard Women’s Reserve UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN - United Nations UNDP - United Nations Development Programme UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund VA - United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs WAC - Women’s Army Corps (United States) WAVES - Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (United States) 9 Handbook on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Armed Forces Personnel