Abbreviations CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; OR Committee against Torture CED Committee on Enforced Disappearances CEDAW Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women CERD Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination CESCR Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CMW Committee on Migrant Workers CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child; OR Committee on the Rights of the Child CRPD Committee on the Right of Persons with Disabilities ECOSOC Economic and Social Council GA General Assembly 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 ICPED International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ICPMW International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ICRPD International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities NGOs Non-governmental organisations NHRIs National human rights institutions OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights UN United Nations v ICERD & CERD: A GUIDE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS