Abbreviations ACHPR African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child AHRLR African Human Rights Law Reports AU African Union CAR Central African Republic CEDAW CERD Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child DRC Democratic Republic of Congo EAC East African Community ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICJ International Court of Justice ILC International Law Commission IOM International Organisation for Migration OAU Organisation of African Unity SADC Southern African Development Community SADR Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic STP São Tomé and Príncipe UK United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) UN United Nations UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees viii