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Revision of the legislative framework regarding Civil Monitoring Boards in Turkey

The first steps towards making the selection procedure of the Civil Monitoring Boards (CMBs) members more transparent and accessible, were taken at the first working group (WG) meeting on revision of the CMB regulatory framework, held on 5-6 February 2020.

The participants considered the adoption of the legal framework by the Turkish authorities and the establishment of the CMBs in 2001, a huge step forward. Furthermore, they confirmed that amendments to certain provisions of the Law on CMBs would lead to a further enhancement of their independence and effectiveness. Some of the aspects discussed during the WG meeting were strengthening the CMBs composition and ensuring gender equality, improving selection procedure, allowing the publication of their reports and fine-tuning the competences and duties of CMBs Coordination Bureau.

As a result, the process of drafting amendments to the CMBs legislative framework was initiated in the light of the recommendations in the assessment report and the baseline study, and it is expected to be completed by May 2020.

CMB members coming from different regions of Turkey, enforcement judges, prosecutors, MoJ inspectors, prison controllers and representatives of the Directorate General for Prisons and Detention Houses attended the meeting, which was facilitated by one international and one national consultant.

The meeting was organised in Ankara within the auspices of the Project “Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Civil Monitoring Boards in line with the European Standards” funded by Sweden, Switzerland, the Republic of Turkey, the Human Rights Trust Fund and Canada.

Ankara 5-6 February 2020
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