Abbreviations and acronyms

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A-status NHRI Paris-Principles compliant NHRI

CRPD UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

CSO Civil society organisation

Ecosoc United Nations Economic and Social Council

ENNHRI European Network of NHRIs

Equinet European Network of Equality Bodies

FRA European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Frontex European Border and Coast Guard Agency

GANHRI Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

GO General observation

ICERD

International Convention on the Elimination of Racial

Discrimination

IOI International Ombudsman Institute

NGO Non-governmental organisation

NHRI National human rights institution

NMM National monitoring mechanism (under the CRPD)

NPM National preventive mechanism (under OPCAT)

ODIHR

OSCE’s Off‌ice for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

OHCR

Off‌ice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human

Rights

OPCAT UN Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

SCA GANHRI’s Sub-Committee on Accreditation (of NHRIs)

SDG Sustainable Development Goal

UNCHR United Nations Commission on Human Rights

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UPR Universal periodic review (of the UN)

Abbreviations and acronyms