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) crucial information on the disappearances. On the contrary, not only the authorities were disregarding information furnished by the families, but in one case they even warned that too many postings on social media will harm the attempts to eventually find the victims. Eleven out of the fourteen family members currently outside Turkey replied that they did not receive any protection against possible reprisals, even though all of them received threats, in particular through social media. In one case outside Turkey, the victim stated that he was placed in a house arrest, in order to limit the access of perpetrators. In another case outside Turkey, the victim stated that he was provided a one-month security protection by the government of a third country following his enforced disappearance by intelligence officers. One family did not answer this question. LLG – TGRLSP Measures have not been appropriately taken to ensure the protection of relatives and witnesses throughout the proceedings. For example, the trial of Ozgur Kaya was held on 24 October 2019 in a secret courtroom at the Ankara courthouse. Kaya’s family were denied information from the court officials as to in which courtroom his trial was being held. He told them he was taking orders from the presiding judge.44 ICJ 44 Paragraph 35 No measures have been taken. Ministry of Justice The Working Group welcomes the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code that allows reimbursements and 39 IPA News, Enforced disappearance victim being tried in “secret courtroom,” opposition MP claims, 25 October 2019. < https://ipa.news/2019/10/25/enforceddisappearance-victim-being-tried-in-secret-courtroom-opposition-mp-claims/> accessed 11 February 2020. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 85. Reconsider the practice of transferring trials to geographically distant courts, in order to maximize effectiveness, reduce