Thirty-eight staff from the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (HREIT) have enhanced their skills to monitor immigration detention places after a two-day training held in Ankara on 21-22 October. Organised as part of the European Union -Council of Europe joint action “Strengthening Human Rights Protection in the Context of Migration in Türkiye,” the training focused on the objective that detention conditions meet international and European human rights standards.
In his opening remarks, Prof. Muharrem Kılıç, President of HREIT, underscored the valuable co-operation between the Council of Europe and HREIT in these training efforts.
Mr William Massolin, Head of the Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara, highlighted the essential role of effective monitoring for safeguarding the dignity and humane treatment of individuals in immigration detention.
The training provided participants with the knowledge of both international and national legal frameworks concerning immigration detention. It also enabled them to develop their practical skills, including interview techniques, evidence collection, data gathering, and inspection documentation. Through interactive sessions and case studies, the participants applied these techniques in real-world scenarios, improving their capacity to monitor and report on places of immigration detention.
This initiative aims to support the effectiveness of HREIT staff in their monitoring duties, to contribute to a more humane and equitable immigration detention system.
The action “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of migration in Türkiye” is part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”.
