Table of Abbreviations and Acronyms ACHPR African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ACERWC African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ACmHPR African Commission on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ACtHPR African Court on Human and Peoples Rights APRD Protocol to the African Charter On Human And Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa ACHPR Protocol on the Right to a Nationality Protocol to the African Charter On Human And Peoples’ Rights Relating to the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter On Human And Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa AU African Union CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women CMW Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families CERD Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities GC General Comment GR General Recommendation ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights CSO Civil society organisation UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN United Nations UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 7