UPR Info

Withdraw reservations to CAT and ratify OP-CAT ( Estonia); 157.12. Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant workers and members of their families (ICRMW)

Consider ratification of ICCPR-OP 2, aiming at abolition of the death penalty

Respect the sovereignty of neighbouring States in such a way as not to harm their citizens’ sovereign and humanitarian rights

Strengthen access to legal assistance and interpretation for asylum seekers at border points and migration centres

Ensure that the return of refugees is in accordance with international law

Continue to play its humanitarian role in hosting refugees and providing them with the necessary services

Continue applying a human rights-centred approach to people seeking refuge in the country and share its best practice in this regard with the international community

Continue drawing the attention of the international community to the plight of refugees and call for international burden sharing

Continue the provision of humanitarian aid, education and health services to refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Ensure that all asylum seekers and migrants within the territory of Turkey enjoy their basic human rights

Continue to call international attention to the difficult situation of refugees, encouraging the allocation of more resources for their protection

Ensure that all migrant workers have access to medical care

Continue to review and assess its immigration laws and policies to ensure that the rights of migrants are safeguarded, in accordance with international human rights standards

Continue efforts to formulate the National Migration Action Plan with the participation of all stakeholders

Consider reviewing discriminatory provisions against persons with disabilities and harmonize its anti-discrimination legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Continue the efforts towards the protection and promotion of the right of persons with disabilities, especially accessibility for children with disabilities

Continue taking legislative, institutional and operational measures to promote the rights of persons with disabilities

Take further steps to encourage inclusive education of children with disabilities

Ensure that solitary confinement and other non-consensual treatment of persons with disabilities in institutions is avoided, and investigate those responsible for such measures with a view to imposing criminal or administrative sanctions

Continue promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, including by harmonizing its anti-discrimination legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Repeal the discriminatory provisions with regard to persons with disabilities and harmonize its anti-discrimination legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Repeal discriminatory provisions against people with disabilities and harmonize its anti-discrimination legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Continue efforts towards adopting legislative and institutional measures to enhance the rights of persons with disabilities

Reinforce efforts aimed at safeguarding the rights of persons with disabilities, including by guaranteeing their access to inclusive education

Continue efforts to promote the rights of persons with disabilities, including their inclusion in society and the provision of adequate health care

Encourage inclusive education for disabled children

Continue to implement policies aimed at speeding up and promoting the insertion and the active participation of all persons with disabilities in the society and their community and allocate the necessary resources

Continue to expand the coverage of programmes and projects to facilitate inclusive education for persons with disabilities, including in rural areas

Continue implementing the Project for Supporting Implementation and Monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Strengthen measures to avoid discrimination based on ethnic grounds, ensuring that Kurdish, Armenian and Roma people have the same access to public services, especially in education and health