Recommendation 1662 (2004)1
Honouring of obligations and commitments by Turkey
1. The Parliamentary Assembly considers that over the last
three years Turkey has clearly demonstrated its commitment and ability to
fulfil its statutory obligations as a Council of Europe member state. Given
the progress achieved since 2001, the Assembly is confident that the Turkish
authorities will apply and consolidate the reforms in question, the
implementation of which will require considerable changes to its legislation
and regulations, extending beyond 2004. The Assembly therefore decides to
close the monitoring procedure under way since 1996.
2. Referring to Resolution 1380 (2004)
on honouring of obligations and commitments by Turkey, the Assembly considers
that Turkey must continue to benefit from the Council of Europe’s assistance
and co-operation programmes in order to complete and implement the reforms it
has undertaken to strengthen a state governed by rule of law and respectful of
human rights and fundamental freedoms.
3. The Assembly therefore recommends that the Committee of
Ministers:
i. continue, in co-operation with the
Turkish authorities, the training programmes for police officers, judges and
prosecutors, and the prison system reform programmes;
ii. continue to assist the authorities with their future
constitutional reform projects;
iii. continue to offer expert legal advice on draft
legislation under preparation or planned, particularly on the Criminal Code
and Code of Criminal Procedure, and legislation on associations, political
parties, trade unions and decentralisation;
iv. introduce a programme of assistance and co-operation
aimed at fighting corruption;
v. prepare and implement an action plan for equality between
women and men in Turkey, with particular emphasis on violence against women,
in accordance with Committee of Ministers Recommendation Rec(2002)5 of 30
April 2002 on the protection of women against violence.
1.
Assembly
debate on
22 June 2004 (18th Sitting) (see
Doc. 10111,
report of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by
Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), co-rapporteurs:
Ms Delvaux-Stehres and Mr Van den Brande).
Text adopted by the Assembly on 22 June 2004 (19th Sitting).
