ACLU |
American Civil Liberties Union |
CARMMA |
Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality |
CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
CSW |
Commission on the Status of Women |
FDLR |
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda |
FGM |
female genital mutilation |
ICEUS |
Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
ICCPR |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
ICERD |
International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination |
ICESR |
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights |
ICRC |
International Committee for the Red Cross |
ICRW |
International Center for Research on Women |
ILO |
International Labor Organization |
LGBT |
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community |
MDG |
Millennium Development Goals |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NSHR |
National Society for Human Rights |
PRC |
People’s Republic of China |
UDHR |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
UNAMA |
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Program |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
UNIFEM |
United Nations Development Fund for Women |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WRD |
Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch |