Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.1 Situation during the visit A/HRC/33/51/Add.1 Measures taken/current situation Level of implementation and observations (to be completed by the WGEID) the institution are appointed by the President of the Republic. Competency conditions of board members were also abolished. 100. Ensure transparency and consultation with civil society in the activities of the newly established national human rights institutions. National Human Rights Institution According to the Law, one of the duties of HREI of Turkey is to cooperate with non-governmental organizations, professional organizations and universities working in the field of protection of human rights and fight against discrimination. The Institution also may set up ad-hoc committees for six months composed of public institutions and agencies, non-governmental organizations and experts in the relevant field for the purpose of working on issues falling under its mandate. The Working Group acknowledges the initiatives undertaken to this effect and further encourages the HREI to extend it support to the relatives of the disappeared, family associations, and their lawyers. Furthermore, the Institution has set up a consultative committee and carried out consultation meetings in the centre and provinces with the participation of public institutions and agencies, nongovernmental organizations, unions, social and professional organizations, higher education institutions, printed and audiovisual media, researchers and relevant persons, agencies and organizations so as to discuss problems and proposed solutions pertaining to human rights and non-discrimination issues and to exchange information and opinions on these matters. Within this context, the first meeting of the Consultative Committee was held in Ankara on 22 October 2018 and the Second Meeting was held on 2 December 2019. Furthermore, consultative meetings were also held in Konya and Istanbul. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 63 Furthermore, HREI organized “The Workshop on Prevention of Violence” on 15-16 November 2019, in order to produce solutions to the problem of violence that damages human dignity, right to life, right to freedom and security, social life, private life and family life. In the Workshop, the phenomenon of violence, causes, dimensions and effects of violence were discussed in all aspects by the academicians, representatives of public institutions, representatives of non-governmental organizations