GLOSSARY

AAA
Antyodaya Anna Yojana
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
AIIMS
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
AIR
All India Reporter
APF
Asia Pacific Forum
CAT
Convention against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women
CERD
Commission on Elimination of Racial Discrimination
CESCR
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
CHRC
Canadian Human Rights Commission
CrLJ
Criminal Law Journal
CMW
Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
CRC
Convention on the Rights of Child
CSW
Commission on the Status of Women
CWP
Civil Writ Petition
DALY
Disability Adjusted Life Years
DDA
Delhi Development Authority
DRDO
Defence Research and development Organization
ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council
ECT
Electro-convulsive therapy
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FAD
Finnish Association of the Deaf
FAO
Food and Agricultural Organization
HF
Human Factors
HRC
Human Rights Committee
IAS
Indian Administrative Service
ICC
International Coordinating Committee
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICDS
Integrated Child Development Scheme
ICESCR
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
IEDC
Integrated Education of Disabled Children
IGNOU
Indira Gandhi National Open University
ILO
International Labour Organizations
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
LIC
Life Insurance Corporation
LLC
Local Level Committee
NABARD
National Bank of agricultural and rural Development
NHFDC
National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation
NHRC
National Human Rights Commission
NHRIs
National Human Rights Institutions
NGOs
National Government Organizations
NZLR
New Zealand Law Reporter
OHCHR
Office of High Commissioner Of Human Rights
PIL
Public Interest Litigation
RCI
Rehabilitation Council of India
SAP
Structural Adjustment Programmes
SC
Supreme Court
SCC
Supreme Court Cases
SIDBI
Small Industries Development Bank of India
SJSRY
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana
UDHR
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN
United Nations
UNESCAP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNHCHR
United Nations High Commissioners for Human Rights.
UPSC
Union Public Service Commission
VCLT
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
W3C
World Wide Web Consortium
WHO
World Health Organization
WPA
World Programme of Action
WSIS
World Summit of Information Society