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) and experts in the field. The issues of violence and different opinions were discussed in an interdisciplinary manner in various fields from education to health and sports, from family life to working life and the media. Finally, recommendations were made to strengthen a prosperous society free of violence where human dignity was protected. JFW – IAHRA Geneva The JWF and IAHRAGeneva are not aware of any policy or changes in law and practice to ensure transparency and consultation with civil society in the activities of the newly established national human rights institutions. Pursuant to Article 121 § 2 of the Constitution, the scope of the Government’s emergency powers is defined in the Law on the State of Emergency of 1983 (the 1983 Law). Articles 9 and 11 of the 1983 law contain a catalogue, a closed list of measures, which may be taken by the government in situations such as the attempted coup of July 2016. In particular, the 1983 Law does not provide for permanent dissolution of legal entities; Article 11(o) only provides for the “suspension of the activities of associations for periods not exceeding three months, after considering each individual case.” In defiance of constitutional and other legal provisions, 29 trade unions, 57 1,419 associations and 145 foundations were permanently closed following the attempted coup. A total of approximately 150 civil society organizations that served youth and children were also permanently closed by the Decree Law 667, including 102 associations, 36 private dormitories, 11 foundations and 1 federation.58 ICJ 57 58 These trade unions were affiliated to two Confederations. Closed women and children NGOs are listed in pages 8-11 of the written submission of the Journalists and Writers Foundation to the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 32/31 on civil society space. Available at http://jwf.org/jwf/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ShrinkingCivilSociety-Space-1-1.pdf. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 64 Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.1

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