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) Party shall take appropriate measures in this regard.” (A/HRC/16/48, p.13) Justice 80. Guarantee that criminal investigations into enforced disappearances are carried out from the beginning by highly professional and independent teams of prosecutors, investigators and forensic experts. Paragraphs 29-34 Ministry of Justice Rules and procedures regarding judicial investigations, as well as duties and powers of public prosecutors, are regulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP - no:5271). According to the article 160 of the CCP, public prosecutor is entrusted with the task of initiating investigation as soon as s/he is informed of a fact bearing an impression that a crime has been committed. Truth Justice Memory Center - the Human Rights Joint Platform – Human Rights Watch Since the investigations into enforced disappearances are investigated under other criminal offences, no special unit has been established to carry out the criminal investigations into enforced disappearances. Human Rights Association The Working Group remains concerned at the apparent lack of independence and impartiality on the part of prosecutors and investigators leading the investigations into alleged cases of enforced disappearance, which ultimately hampers the effective delivery of justice. In this regard, the Working Group recalls article 15 of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which stipulates that each State shall ensure that the competent authority shall have the necessary powers and resources to conduct the investigation effectively. Moreover, no measure shall be taken to curtail or impede the investigation. No criminal investigations concerning enforced disappearances have been carried out from the beginning by highly professional and independent teams of prosecutors, investigators and forensic experts. Forensic experts were involved in the investigation in only one case. 31 Family members in Turkey (2) and outside Turkey (14) concur that the Government of Turkey or other governments did not carry out any professional criminal investigation into the disappearance of their loved ones. According to most of the A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 JWF – IAHRA Geneva