Acronyms

  • AOM - Association of Ombudsmen
  • CERD - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
  • CoE - Council of Europe
  • CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • CSOs - Civil Society Organisations
  • DCAF - Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces
  • DPA - Data Protection Authority
  • EB - Equality Body
  • EC - European Commission
  • ECJ - European Court of Justice
  • ECtHR - European Court of Human Rights
  • ECHR - European Convention on Human Rights
  • EOI - European Ombudsman Institute
  • ENNHRI - European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
  • EIGE - European Institute for Gender Equality
  • EQUINET - European Network of Equality Bodies
  • EU - European Union
  • FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • GANHRI - Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions
  • GREVI - Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
  • HRC - Human Rights Council
  • IOI - International Ombudsman Institute
  • Istanbul Convention - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
  • NHRI - National Human Rights Institution
  • NEIWA - National Equality and Inequality in Work and Action
  • NGO - Non-governmental Organisation
  • NPM - National Preventive Mechanism
  • OI - Ombuds Institution
  • OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • OPCAT - Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
  • UN - United Nations
  • UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees