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) spread of violent incidents poses a serious threat to public order during mass incidents. Working Group cautions that the absence of independent judicial review of detention provides a fertile ground for gross human rights violations to occur, including enforced disappearances. Truth Justice Memory Center - the Human Rights Joint Platform – Human Rights Watch The Emergency Decree numbered 667 extended the maximum length of police detention without judicial review from four to 30 days – later this reduced to 7 days, which can be extended upon request of the prosecutor for another 7 days if deemed necessary with Emergency Decree numbered 684. Human Rights Association Currently, the detention period is up to 4 days. With the decision of a judge, the period can be prolonged for additional 4+4+4 days. JWF – IAHRA Geneva The Decree-law 667, the first decree law following the attempted coup, increased the amount of time a detainee could be held without charge from four to 30 days. The maximum period in custody without bringing the suspect before a judge was then reduced from 30 to seven days with a possible extension to 14 days (Decree 684 article 10). Detention of an individual for 14 days without judicial oversight would constitute a violation of Turkey’s human rights obligations. LLG – TGRLSP Despite the January 2017 amendments, under Turkey’s AntiTerror Law, lawyer’s meetings with clients in police detention can still be legally restricted for the first 24 hours. However, lawyers have reported that in some cases police still attempted to bar access beyond that period, forcing them to apply to the prosecutor’s office to negotiate access. Lawyers’ rights to access the case file in such cases can also be restricted during the investigation stage which lasts until the conclusion and approval of the indictment. This widely applied provision has been used to effectively prevent lawyers from working on the file and defending their clients’ interests in the course of investigations. Thus, lawyers’ privileged communication with their clients in pretrial detention has been effectively abolished as authorities are permitted to record and monitor all communications between lawyer and client. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 54 Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.1