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) detainees. On 17 October 2019, article 234 of Criminal Procedural Code was amended. According to the amendment, travel and accommodation expenses of victims will be reimbursed by the Ministry of Justice when cases are moved to other venues. No measures have been taken for the relatives. 87. Take measures to tackle intimidation and harassment of relatives, human rights defenders and lawyers working on cases of enforced disappearance, including punishing those responsible for such acts, in accordance with articles 13 (3) and (5) of the Declaration. Paragraphs 40, 41 Truth Justice Memory Center - the Human Rights Joint Platform – Human Rights Watch There has been no progress in this regard. Human Rights Association In 2009, former Vice Chairperson of the İHD and former Chairperson of the İHD’s branch in Diyarbakır Muharrem Erbey has been arrested by the Anti-Terror Unit of the Diyarbakır Security Directorate as part of an operation launched simultaneously in 11 provinces in Turkey. He has been actively involved in investigation of disappearances and also extrajudicial killings. His arrest was based on the alleged membership to the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK), an organization said to be the “urban branch” of the armed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Consequently, he was charged with “being a member of an illegal organisation”, pursuant to Article 314 of the Turkish Criminal Code. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment as well. Former Diyarbakır Bar Association Chairperson and prominent human rights defender Tahir Elçi was killed on 28 November 2015. To date, 3 police officers have testified as suspects in this case. JWF – IAHRA Geneva One of the families in Turkey informed that the wife of the victim of enforced disappearance was taken under custody for 3 days and the authorities even launched an investigation against her. During the 3 days of her absence, their 3 children were looked after by other relatives. It was not immediately clear why her detention was relevant to the case of the enforced disappearance, but they suspect that her detention aimed at instilling fear to the The Working Group recognizes that in the absence of institutional support, relatives of the disappeared have spearheaded the search for their loved ones and sought justice, at times in the face of organized intimidation campaigns reported to have been orchestrated or supported by State authorities. In this regard, the Working Group highlights the obligation of Turkey to protect relatives of the disappeared from intimidation and harassment, whether online or offline. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 42 Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.1