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) No measures have been taken. 101. Facilitate access for victims to the national human rights institution by creating regional and local offices. National Human Rights Institution According to Law No. 6701, each and every natural person and legal person who claim to have suffered from violations of nondiscrimination can apply to the Institution. Applications to the Institution may be filed via governorates in provinces and subprovincial governorates in sub-provinces. The Working Group reiterates this recommendation to the HREI. Furthermore, the Law has regulated that when deemed necessary and upon a proposal by the Institution, bureaus attached to the Institution may be set up through a Presidential Decree. The institution has not set up any bureaus yet. On the other hand, Article 1 of the Regulation on the Establishment, Duties and Working Principles of Provincial and District Human Rights Boards has regulated that Provincial and District Human Rights Boards have been set up in order to protect and promote human rights, raise awareness on human rights in the society, and examine and investigate allegations of human rights violations. In the light of the Provisional Article 1 of the Law, Provincial and Sub-provincial Human Rights Boards has remained operation until a new arrangement is done by the Presidency. Therefore, until the establishment of the local ofices of HREI, these Boards act as the local bureaus of the Institution. 65 102. The Working Group invites the Government of Turkey to submit, within 90 days of the date of presentation of the Paragraphs 1-57 Human Rights Association The Working Group encourages the Government of Turkey to implement these recommendations in an effective A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 Truth Justice Memory Center - the Human Rights Joint Platform – Human Rights Watch The Institute does not have any regional and local offices. ICJ No measures have been taken.

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