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List of Acronyms
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AAFLI
|
Asian American Free Labour Institute |
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ABIX |
Australian Business Intelligence |
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ABRINQ |
Toy’s Manufacturers’ Foundation of Children’s Rights |
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ACCU
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Colombia Autodefensas Campesinas de Córdoba and Urabá |
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ACT/EMP |
Bureau of Employees Activity |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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ADF
|
Allied Democratic Forces (Uganda) |
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ADFL
|
Congo, Kinshasa Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo. |
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ADHOC
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ADHOC Cambodia Human rights and Development (Cambodia) |
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AFL
|
Armed Forces of Liberia (Liberia) |
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AFP |
Agence France Presse |
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Afronet
|
Inter African Network for Human Rights and Development |
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AHRG
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The Albanian Human Rights Group (Albania) |
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AIDECA |
Asociacion de Innovacion y Desarrollo del Calzado de Albacete |
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AIDF
|
Association for the Defense of Women (Cote d' Ivoire) |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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AIS
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The Islamic Salvation Army (Algeria) |
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AK47 |
Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 |
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ANDI |
Association National de Industriales |
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ANPPCAN |
African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse |
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AP |
Associated Press |
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APDF
|
Association for the Progress and Defence of Woman's
Rights. Associaton Pour le Progres et de la Defense des Droits des Femmmes Mallienne. (Mali) |
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APPEAL |
Asia-Pacific Program of Education for All |
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ARFC
|
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (Sierra Leone) |
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ASEAN |
Association of South East Nations |
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ATTF
|
India The All Tripura Tribal Force |
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AUC
|
United Self Defence Forces of Colombia (Colombia) |
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AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
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BAT
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British American Tobacco |
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BBA |
Bachpan Bachao Andolan |
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BBC |
British Broadcasting Company |
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BGMEA |
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers Employees Association |
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BNWLA |
Bangladeshi Women’s Lawyers’ Association |
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BRA |
Bougainville Revolutionary Army |
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CACL |
Campaign Against Child Labour |
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CAF
|
Congolese Armed Forces. (Congo, Kinshasa) |
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CATW |
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women |
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CAW |
Children Associated with War |
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CCPCR
|
Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children's Rights (Cambodia) |
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CDF
|
Civilain Defence Forces (Sierra Leone) |
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CDFU
|
Angolan civil Defence Force Unit (Namibia) |
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CEAWAC
|
Committee for the Eradication of the Abduction of Women and Children (Sudan) |
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CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
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CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
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CIDA |
Canada International Development Agency |
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CLASS |
Coimbatore Child Labour Abolition Support Society (India) |
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CNDD-FDD
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The National Council for the Defence of Democracy -Forces for the Defence of Democracy (Burundi) |
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CNSPM |
Children in Need of Special Protection Measures |
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CODEH
|
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights in Honduras (Honduras) |
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COI |
Central Office of Information |
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COMECON
|
Council for Mutual Economic Co-operation (France) |
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CONCODOC |
Conscription and Conscientious Objection Document Project |
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CPN (Maoist)
|
Nepal Communist Party of Nepal. |
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CPP
|
Cambodian Pracheachon Party or Cambodian People's Party (Cambodia) |
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CPU
|
Child Protection Unit (South Africa) |
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CRC |
Convention on Rights of the Child |
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CRCA |
Children's Human Right Centre of Albania |
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CSCE
|
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children |
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CSO
|
Central Statistical Office |
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CSUCS |
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers |
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CSUG
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The Confederation de Unidad Sindicale de Guatemala (Guatemala) |
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CWA
|
Child Workers in Asia |
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CWIN |
Child Workers in Nepal |
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CYFS |
Department of Children, Youth and Family Services (New Zealand) |
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DCI |
Defence of Children International |
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DEPDC |
Development and Education Program for Daughters and Community |
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Dept. |
Department |
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DFID |
Department for International Development |
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DIF |
Integral Department of Family (Mexico) |
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DISO |
District Security Officer (Uganda) |
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DNI
|
Defensa de los niños Internacional (Costa Rica) |
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DOLE |
Department Of Labour and Employment (Philippines) |
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DPR |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
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DSWD
|
Department of Social Work and Development (Philippines) |
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ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council |
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ECPAT |
End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism |
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EFCW |
European Forum for Child Welfare |
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EGTK |
Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army |
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ELN |
National Liberation Army |
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EPL
|
People's Liberation Army (Colombia) |
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EPLF
|
Eritrean People's Liberation Front (Ethiopia) |
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EPR |
Popular Revolutionary Army (Mexico) |
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EPRI |
Revolutionary Army of the Insurgent People |
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EPRLF |
Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front |
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ESAM
|
Enfants Solidaires d'Afrique et du Monde (Gabon) |
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ESCAP
|
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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ETUC |
European Trade Union Confederation |
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EU |
European Union |
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EZLN |
Zapatista National Liberation Army (Mexico) |
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FAA
|
Angolan Armed Forces |
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FAFO
|
Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science |
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FARC |
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Uganda |
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FLEC
|
The Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave (Angola) |
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FLEC-FAC
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The Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave- Cabindan Armed Forces (Angola) |
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FMLN
|
Farabundo Marti National Liberation (El Salvador) |
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FNCCI |
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
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FNL
|
National Liberation Front (Burundi) |
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FNV |
Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging |
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FPMR
|
Chilean Manuel Rodriguaz Patriotc Front (Bolivia) |
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Fretilin
|
The Revolutionary Front for the Independence of East Timor |
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FRUD |
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Djibouti) |
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FUNCINPEC
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National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia (Cambodia) |
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FYROM |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia |
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GAM
|
Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (Indonesia) |
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GENPROM |
Gender Promotion Program |
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GIA |
Armed Islamic Group |
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GISO |
Gomboloa Security Officer |
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GMIS |
Global March International Secretariat |
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GPTHB |
Global Program against Trafficking in Human Beings |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
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HIV/AIDS
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome |
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HK |
Hong Kong |
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HRW
|
Human Rights Watch |
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IBGE |
Institution of Geography and Statistics (Brazil) |
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ICBF |
Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (Colombia) |
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ICFTU |
International Confederation of Free Trade Union |
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ICFTU-APRO |
International Confedration of Free Trade Unions - Asia Pacific Regional Office |
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ICLP |
International Child Labour Program |
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IDF
|
Israeli Defence Forces (Israel) |
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IFM
|
Istanbu Freedom Movement (Soloman Islands) |
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ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
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IMU
|
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
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INTERPOL |
International Criminal Police Organisation |
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IOM |
International Organisation of Migration |
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IPEC |
International Program for Elimination of Child Labour |
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IPS |
Inter-Press Services |
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IPSR
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Institute for Population and Social Research (Burma) |
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IRIN-WA |
Integrated Regional Information Networks - West Africa |
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ISPM
|
Salvadoran Institute for the Protection of Children (El Salvador) |
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ITGA
|
the International Tobacco Growers' Association |
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IUF
|
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association |
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IWGCL |
International Working Group on Child Labour |
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JICA |
Japan International Co-operation Agency |
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KDP
|
Kurdish Democratic Party (Turkey) |
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KLA |
Kosovo Liberation Army |
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KLA
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Kosovo Liberation Army (Sweden) |
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KNU
|
Karen National Liberation Army (Burma) |
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LHRLA
|
Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid (Pakistan) |
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LICADHO |
Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights |
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LRA |
Lord's Resistance Army |
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LTTE |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
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MFDC |
Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance |
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MILF
|
Moro Islamic Liberation front (Philippines) |
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MLC
|
Mouvement de Libération du Congo (Congo, Kinshasa) |
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MMPS |
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (Romania) |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MQM
|
Mohajir Quami Movement (Pakistan) |
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MRTA
|
Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru |
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MRTA
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Movement Revoluionario Tupac Amaru (Papua New Guinea) |
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NCAER |
National Council for Applied and Economic Research |
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NCCWD |
National Commission for Child Welfare and Development |
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NCFT
|
National Liberation Front of Tripura (India) |
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NCHRF
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National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (Cameroon) |
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NDA
|
National Democratic Alliance (Sudan) |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
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NOW |
National Organisation of Women |
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NPA
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New Peoples Army (Philippines) |
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NPLF
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National Patriotic Front of Liberia (Liberia) |
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NRA
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Uganda's National Resistance Army |
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NSCN - MC
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National Socialist council of Nagaland (India) |
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NTFC |
National Task Force for Children (Jordan) |
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NWFP
|
North West Frontier Province (Pakistan) |
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ODIHR |
Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights |
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OHCHR |
Office of High Commission of Human Rights |
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OLF
|
Oromo Liberation Front (Ethiopia) |
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OMCT/SOS |
World Exploitation Against Torture |
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OPM |
Organisasie Papua Merdeki |
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OSCE |
Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe |
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PAC
|
Civil Defence Patrol (Guatemala) |
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PAN |
National Institute of Children (Colombia) |
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PDDH
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The Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence of Human Rights (El Salvador) |
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PETI |
Child Labour Eradication Program (Brazil) |
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PINA
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Pacific Journalism Development Centre (Ethiopia) |
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PKK
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Kurdish Worker's Party (Sweden) |
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PLOTE |
People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam |
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PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
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PPAT
|
Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand (Thailand) |
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PPF
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Popular Defence Force (Sudan) |
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PUK |
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (Iraq) |
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PWG |
People’s War Group (India) |
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RCAF
|
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces |
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RCD
|
Congolese Rally for Democracy (Congo, Kinshasa) |
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RCD-ML
|
Congolese Rally for Democracy (Uganda) |
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RCD-ML
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Congolese Rally for Democracy Liberation Movement (Congo, Kinshasa) |
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RPA
|
Rwanda Patriotic Army |
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RUD
|
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Djibouti) |
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RUF |
Revolutionary United Front (Sierra Leone) |
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SACCS
|
South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude |
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SADC |
South African Development Community |
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SCA
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Somali Liberation Army |
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SDF
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Self Defence Force (Japan) |
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SEJUP |
Servico Brasileiro de Justica e Paz |
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SIBC |
Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company |
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SIDA
|
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
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SIMA |
Surgical Instrument Manufacturers’ Association |
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SIMPOC |
Statistical Information and Monitoring Program on Child Labour |
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SLORC
|
State Law and Order Restoration Council (Burma) |
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SPARC |
Society for Protection of Rights of the Child |
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SPLA |
Sudan People’s Liberation Army |
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SSA
|
Shan State Army (Burma) |
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SSIA
|
Southern Sudan Independence Army (Sudan) |
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SSIM
|
Southern Sudan Independence Movement (Sudan) |
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TAMPEP |
Transnational AIDS/STD Prevention Among Migrant Prostitution in Europe Project |
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TELO
|
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (Sri Lanka) |
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TEWU |
Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union |
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TFTU
|
Tanzania Federation of Trade Unions |
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TFYR |
The Former Yugoslav Republic |
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TUC
|
Trade Union Congress (U.K.) |
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UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
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UBINIG |
Unnayan Bikalper Niti Nirdharoni Gobeshana |
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UGTT |
Tunisian Trade Union Federation |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UMT |
L’Union Marocaine du Travail (Morocco) |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UN CRC
|
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child |
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UNAMSIL |
United Nations Mission to Sierra Leone |
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UNAVEM
|
United Nations Angola Verification Mission |
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UNDP |
United Nation Development Program |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
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UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
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UNHCHR |
United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNICAFE |
Nicaraguan Union of Coffee Growers |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
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UNICEF-ECF |
United Nations Children’s Fund Early Childhood and Family Education Unit |
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UNITA
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The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola |
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UNTAET |
United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor |
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UPDF
|
Ugandan People's Defence Forces (Uganda) |
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UPECM |
Union of Private Enterprise (Costa Rica) |
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UPI |
United Press International |
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US |
United States of American |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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VDC |
Villager Defence Committees (India) |
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VEES |
Voluntary Early Enlistment Scheme (Sierra Leone) |
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VNYA |
Vietnam Youth Association |
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WAO- Afrique
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Action to Stop Child Exploitation |
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WHO |
World Health Organisation |
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WNBF
|
West Nile Bank Front (Uganda) |
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WRC |
Worker Rights Consortium |
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WTO |
World Trade Organisation |