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Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

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Appendix E — List <strong>of</strong> Terms<br />

Appendix E — List <strong>of</strong> Terms<br />

ALBA Aluminium <strong>Bahrain</strong><br />

Al Wefaq Al Wefaq National Islamic Society<br />

ASRY Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard<br />

BAPCO <strong>Bahrain</strong> Petroleum Company<br />

BCC <strong>Bahrain</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />

BCHR <strong>Bahrain</strong> Center for Human Rights<br />

BD <strong>Bahrain</strong>i Dinar<br />

BDF <strong>Bahrain</strong> Defence Force<br />

BHRWS <strong>Bahrain</strong> Human Rights Watch Society<br />

BNA <strong>Bahrain</strong> News Agency<br />

BSHR <strong>Bahrain</strong> Society for Human Rights<br />

BTS <strong>Bahrain</strong> Teachers’ Society (<strong>the</strong> teachers’<br />

union)<br />

CAT Convention Against Torture, and O<strong>the</strong>r<br />

Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or<br />

Punishment<br />

CEDAW Convention on <strong>the</strong> Elimination <strong>of</strong> All<br />

Forms <strong>of</strong> Discrimination Against Women<br />

CEO Chief Executive Officer<br />

CID General Directorate <strong>of</strong> Criminal<br />

Investigations and Forensic Evidence<br />

CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists<br />

CPR Central Population Registration (an<br />

identification card)<br />

CRC Convention on <strong>the</strong> Rights <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Child<br />

CSB Civil Service Bureau<br />

EDB Economic Development Board<br />

GA General Assembly<br />

GARMCO Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company<br />

GATU Gulf Air Trade Union<br />

GCC Gulf Cooperation Council<br />

GCC-JSF GCC Jazeera Shield Forces<br />

GCC Roundabout Also known as “Pearl Roundabout”<br />

GDP Gross Domestic Product<br />

General Security Ministry <strong>of</strong> Interior’s Department <strong>of</strong><br />

General Security<br />

GFBTU General Federation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bahrain</strong> Trade<br />

Unions<br />

GoB Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bahrain</strong><br />

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