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) Existing burial sites are not yet investigated. On 9 September 2019, the Kızıltepe JİTEM case concerning a burial site in Mardin, Kızıltepe dropped due to statutory limitations. 73. Be proactive in the proper investigation of existing burial sites and in the identification of new ones. Paragraphs 24, 25 74. Examine without undue delay all locations of potential mass graves and establish a mapping of all burial sites. Paragraph 24, 25 The Working Group regrets not having received detailed information from the Turkish authorities as to the number of investigations of existing and new burial sites as well as the results obtained. The Working Group calls on the Government to establish an official map of existing and potential burial sites of victims of enforced disappearance and to identify properly all remains, in conformity with Minnesota Protocol. Bianet, “İHD: 348 Mass Graves 4.201 Bodies Found”, available at http://bianet.org/english/human-rights/164783-ihd-348-massgraves-4-201-bodies-found. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 25 32 Truth Justice Memory Center - the Human Rights Joint Platform – Human Rights Watch There has been no progress in this regard. Human Rights Association The state has not taken any steps for prevention and investigation of existing burial sites or for the determination & identification of other burial sites. In fact, Abdülkadir Aygan former member of the PKK and of the Turkish Gendarmerie's JITEM intelligence unit, confessed that he had been involved in "blacklisting people [and] kidnappings, torture, hostage-taking, murder, extortion, theft and smuggling". His confessions referred to the places of burial sites. Unfortunately, these allegations have not been investigated effectively. LLG – TGRLSP No steps have been taken towards instigating the investigation of existing burial sites and the identification of new ones. ICJ No measures have been taken. Truth Justice Memory Center - the Human Rights Joint Platform – Human Rights Watch According to the interactive map of the mass graves in Turkey prepared by İnsan Hakları Derneği (Human Rights Association) Diyarbakır Branch, the remains of 4.201 people have been found in 348 mass graves32. No step has been taken by the Government of Turkey so far. Human Rights Association

Select target paragraph3

Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents