Abbreviations
| achpr |
African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
| achr |
American Convention on Human Rights |
| ACommhpr |
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
| amif |
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund |
| apt |
Association for the Prevention of Torture |
| Archr |
Arab Charter on Human Rights |
| avr |
Assisted Voluntary Return |
| cat |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| cat or cat Committee |
Committee against Torture |
| ced |
Committee on Enforced Disappearances |
| cedaw |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| cedaw or cedaw Committee |
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
| cerd |
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| cescr |
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| chrce |
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe |
| cjeu |
Court of Justice of the European Union |
| cmce |
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe |
| cmw |
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families |
| CoE |
Council of Europe |
| cped |
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance |
| cpt |
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| crc |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| crc or crc Committee |
Committee on the Rights of the Child |
| crpd |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| crpd or crpd Committee |
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| drc |
Danish Refugee Council |
| ebcg |
European Border and Coast Guard Agency |
| echr |
European Convention on Human Rights |
| ECommHR |
European Commission on Human Rights |
| ecpt |
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| ecre |
European Council on Refugees and Exiles |
| ecri |
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance |
| ecsr |
European Committee of Social Rights |
| ECtHR |
European Court of Human Rights |
| emn |
European Migration Network |
| erf |
European Return Fund |
| esc |
European Social Charter (revised) |
| EU |
European Union |
| eu-lisa |
European Agency for the Operational Management of large-scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice |
| ExCom |
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme |
| fra |
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights |
| gcm |
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration |
| hrc |
Human Rights Committee |
| iacommHR |
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
| iactHR |
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| iccpr |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| icerd |
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| icescr |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| icmpd |
International Centre for Migration Policy Development |
| icmw |
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families |
| ilc |
International Law Commission |
| IO |
International organisation |
| iom |
International Organization for Migration |
| ngo |
Non-governmental organisation |
| oas |
Organization of American States |
| oecd |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| pace |
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
| picum |
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants |
| sbc |
Schengen Borders Code |
| sis |
Schengen Information System |
| smr |
UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners |
| srhrm |
Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants |
| teu |
Treaty on the European Union |
| tfeu |
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| udhr |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| UN |
United Nations |
| unhcr |
UN High Commissioner for Refugees |
| vclt |
Vienna Convention on the Law of the Treaties |
| vis |
Visa Information System |
| wgad |
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention |
Country Codes
EU Member States Bound by the EU Returns Directive
| 1 | AT | Austria |
| 2 | BE | Belgium |
| 3 | BG | Bulgaria |
| 4 | CY | Cyprus |
| 5 | CZ | Czech Republic |
| 6 | DE | Germany |
| 7 | DK | Denmark |
| 8 | EE | Estonia |
| 9 | EL | Greece |
| 10 | ES | Spain |
| 11 | FI | Finland |
| 12 | FR | France |
| 13 | HR | Croatia |
| 14 | HU | Hungary |
| 15 | IT | Italy |
| 16 | LT | Lithuania |
| 17 | LU | Luxembourg |
| 18 | LV | Latvia |
| 19 | MT | Malta |
| 20 | NL | Netherlands |
| 21 | PL | Poland |
| 22 | PT | Portugal |
| 23 | RO | Romania |
| 24 | SE | Sweden |
| 25 | SI | Slovenia |
| 26 | SK | Slovakia |
Schengen Associate Countries
| 1 | CH | Switzerland |
| 2 | IS | Iceland |
| 3 | LI | Liechtenstein |
| 4 | NO | Norway |