Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye
RE-LAUNCH: Call for Tender – national consultancy services in the field of discipline and reward procedures for prisoners
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye and has launched a tender seeking for Provider(s) for the provision of consultancy services in the field of discipline and reward procedures for prisoners to be...
Needs to further improve and streamline discipline and reward procedures and measures for prisoners in Türkiye have been identified
An assessment mission to detect existing legislative and practical shortcomings and gaps and accordingly define the needs for improvement in the discipline and reward procedures and measures for prisoners took place from 30 January to 2 February 2023 in various provinces of Türkiye. During the...
Call for Tender – national consultancy services in the field of discipline and reward procedures for prisoners
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye and looking for Provider(s) for the provision of consultancy services in the field of discipline and reward procedures for prisoners to be requested by the...
Call for Tender – Collection and processing of data through desk research, meetings, surveys and focus group discussions (SC119/2022)
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye which aims to contribute to a safer society that provides full protection of the rights and dignity of persons deprived of their liberty. As such, the Project is...
Project Description and Results
The Project on Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye aims to contribute to a safer society that provides full protection of the rights and dignity of persons deprived of their liberty. As such, the Project is expected to develop and ensure the application of a standardised and efficient discipline and reward system that contributes to prisoners’ rehabilitation through numerous activities to be implemented under the following three components:
- revising and strengthening the relevant legislative framework governing the discipline and reward procedures for prisoners,
- producing advanced tools to facilitate the unified application of discipline and rewards system in the country and,
- enhancing the capacities of prison directors and staff, as well as all relevant stakeholders on the application of discipline and reward procedures.
The guiding conventions in support to the actions undertaken with this Project are the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), as well as the standards and the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Project Information
- Title of the Project: Enhancing the Disciplinary and Reward Procedures for Prisoners in Türkiye
- Duration: 36 months (01 November 2022 – 31 October 2025)
- Place/Country: Türkiye
- Budget: 1.500.000 €
- Funding: This project is currently being funded by the Council of Europe Human Rights Trust Fund, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands
- End beneficiary: Directorate General for Prisons and Detention Houses of the Ministry of Justice