ABBREVIATIONS European Convention on Human Rights ASEAN (European) Convention for the Protection of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom AU GDP African Union Gross domestic product CEDAW ICC UN Convention on the Elimination of All International Criminal Court Forms of Discrimination against Women ICCPR CEDAW Committee International Covenant on Civil and Political UN Committee on the Elimination of Rights Discrimination against Women ICESCR CERD International Covenant on Economic, Social International Convention on the Elimination of and Cultural Rights All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICRC CERD Committee International Committee of the Red Cross UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ILO International Labour Organization CIA US Central Intelligence Agency International Convention against Enforced Disappearance COVAX International Convention for the Protection of Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access, directed All Persons from Enforced Disappearance by the GAVI vaccine alliance, CEPI and the WHO LGBTI Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Covid-19 intersex Coronavirus disease-19 MP ECOWAS Member of Parliament Economic Community of West African States EU NATO European Union North Atlantic Treaty Organization European Committee for the Prevention of NGO Torture Non-governmental organization European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment OAS or Punishment Organization of American States Amnesty International Report 2021/22 vii