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Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
645. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 19 cases to the
Government; of those, five cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided
by the source, 12 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, and two remain outstanding.
Turkey
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of the
period under
review
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 0
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 1
Cases sent under
the urgent action
procedure
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
0
0
1
0
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61
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
No
3
10
Urgent appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
N/A
Government response
N/A
Yes
(2010/2011)
Government response
Yes
(to PIL sent in 2010)
Prompt intervention letter
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
Invitation extended
N/A
Prompt intervention
646. On 28 October 2011, the Working Group, jointly with two other special procedures
mechanisms, transmitted a prompt intervention letter to the Government concerning the
alleged arrests, in October 2011, of representatives of member associations of the EuroMediterranean Federation Against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED), Mr. Kemal Aydin,
Mr. Selahattin Tekin and Mr. Cemal Bektas from Yakay-der, and Ms. Nahide Ormani
from Mothers for Peace.
Information from the Government
647. The Government transmitted three communications to the Working Group.
648. In the first communication, dated 18 March 2011, the Government replied to a prompt
intervention letter transmitted on 7 January 2010, regarding the reported harassment
suffered by Mr. Muharrem Erbey, a human rights defender who works, inter alia, on cases
of enforced disappearances.
649. The Government reported that the Chief Public Prosecutor initiated an investigation
pertaining to the activities of the Koma Civaken Kurdistan terrorist organization. It further
reported that, as a result of the operations carried out by several public authorities, 37
people, including Mr. Erbey, taken into custody and immediately before a judge on 25
December 2009. Moreover, the Government informed the Working Group that Mr. Erbey
was brought before the Chief Public Prosecutor within 24 hours, without his statement
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