Commission: United Nations Commission of Human Rights

COE: Council of Europe

Council/HRC: United Nations Human Rights Council

DDPA: Durban Declaration and Program of Action on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

ECOSOC: United Nations Economic and Social Council

European Convention: European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

European Court: European Court of Human Rights

EU: European Union

GA: United Nations General Assembly

GRULAC: Group of Latin American and Caribbean States

G-77: Group of 77

IGWG: Intergovernmental Working Group

Inter-American Commission: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Inter-American Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights

OAS: Organization of American States

OAS Charter: Charter of the Organization of American States

OHCHR: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

OIC: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (formerly Organization of the Islamic Conference)

OSCE: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Rome Statute: The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Set of Principles against Impunity: Set of Principles for the protection and promotion of human rights against impunity for gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law

Set of Principles on Reparations: United Nations Set of Principles and Guidelines on Remedies and Reparations for victims of gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law

SC: United Nations Security Council

SP: Special Procedures

Sub-Commission: Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Universal Declaration: Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the United Nations

UN: United Nations

UN Convention on Enforced Disappearances: International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

UN Convention against Torture: International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

UPR: Universal Periodic Review

WEOG: Western European and Others Group

WG: Working Group

1503 Procedure: ECOSOC Resolution 1503 establishing a communications procedure