Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.1 Situation during the visit A/HRC/33/51/Add.1 Measures taken/current situation 14 13 15 Based on sources from the submitting organizations, corroborated also from other relevant stakeholders. Freedom House 2018 Freedom in the World report, available at https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 examination of the events of 2016 reveals just how grave these violations are and reveals the pervasive extent to which impunity has been firmly established. The extent of impunity in Turkey is aptly summarized by the public torture and maltreatment of those thousands who were implicated in the failed coup attempt, the images of which were widely circulated and broadcasted by state news agencies and TV stations. According to the information gathered by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Documentation Center, between 16 August 2015 and 1 January 2020, there have been at least 351 officially confirmed round-the-clock [all daylong] and/or open-ended curfews in 11 cities and at least 51 districts of Turkey. In connection with the torture and ill-treatment allegations and incidents, only two investigations were initiated. JWF – IAHRA Geneva The three crucial components of what constitutes a fair trial, namely the defense, the prosecution and the courts, have all collapsed in Turkey in recent years, turning the judicial system into merely an extension of the political authority that thwarts an effective defense and employs partisan and loyalist prosecutors and judges. Since July 2016, at least 4,463 judges and prosecutors have been dismissed and most of them are either detained or arrested. Over 590 lawyers have been arrested, while 1,546 lawyers are under investigation and have been subjected to prosecution. 182 lawyers have been already sentenced on coup related charges.14 Lawyers are reluctant to defend those accused of terrorism offenses, and in many cases, lawyers have been arrested themselves.15 The Human Rights Watch 2020 report notes that, “Executive control and political influence over the judiciary in Turkey has led to courts systematically accepting bogus indictments, detaining and convicting without compelling evidence of criminal activity individuals and groups the Erdoğan government regards as political opponents. Among these are journalists, Level of implementation and observations (to be completed by the WGEID)