Seminar
on Ill-treatment and Torture
For
Judges and Prosecutors
Turkey
Venue: TBC
Ankara
Turkey
23-24 March 2006
Thursday 23 March
2006
CHAIR:
Mr.
Derrick Pounder
Professor of Forensic Medicine
University of Dundee
09.00
– 09.30 Welcome
Dr
Keramettin Kurt
Director of the Council of Forensic Medicine
Mr
Christian Danielsson
Head
of Unit, Turkey Team
Directorate
Enlargement, European Commission
Mr
Morten Jung-Olsen
Head
of Unit, Institution Building
Directorate
Enlargement, European Commission
Mr
Fahri Kasırga or Mr Sadi Güven
Undersecretary
or Deputy Undersecretary
Ministry
of Justice
09.30 – 10.15 Introduction
to Istanbul Protocol and the Principles
Mr Gürsel
Çetin
Professor
of Forensic Medicine
Istanbul
University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Mr Mark Kelly
Director, Human Rights Consultants
Ireland
10.15 – 10.45 Torture
- Relevant International Legal Standards
Mr Eric Svanidze
Member of the European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30 Torture
according to Turkish Penal Code
Mr İzzet Özgenç
Assoc. Professor of Criminal law
Gazi University Faculty of Law
Mr Eric Svanidze
Former Member of the European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture
11.30
– 12.15 Investigation of
torture as a crime, collection and preservation of evidence
Mr
Robert Denmark
Consultant/Trainer
in ethical
serious crime investigations on Human Rights Law
12.15 – 12.30 Discussion
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
Break
14:00 – 14:30 Investigation of
torture as a crime - Role of prosecutors
Mr. Fatih Mahmutoğlu Assoc.Professor of Criminal Law
Istanbul
University Faculty of Law
Mr
Robert Denmark
Consultant/Trainer
in ethical
serious crime investigations on
Human Rights Law
14:30 – 15:00 Role of judges
Mr.Vahit Bıçak
Assoc.Professor of Criminal Law
Police
Academy, Faculty of Security Sciences
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee break
15.15 – 15:45 Prohibition
of Torture and Counter Terrorism
Mr.Eric Svanidze
Former Member of the European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture
15.45 – 16.15 Safeguards for prevention of torture
– accused and detainee
Mr Mark Kelly
Director, Human Rights Consultants
Ireland
16:15 – 17:00 Discussion
and closure of Day 1
Friday 24 March
2006
CHAIR:
Mr Mark
Kelly
Director, Human Rights Consultants
Ireland
09.30 – 10.00 Problems arising during investigating torture as a crime
Mr Hamit
Hancı
Professor of Forensic Medicine
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
Mr Eric Svanidze
Former Member of the European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture
10.00 – 10.45 The medical report as an evidence-Physical
findings
Mr Derrick Pounder
Professor of Forensic Medicine
University of Dundee
Mr
Akif İnanıcı
Professor
of Forensic Medicine
Marmara University Faculty of
Medicine
10:30 – 10:45 Discussion
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee
break
11.00 – 12.00 Psychological
assessment (including memory block and inconsistency)
Mr Gökhan Oral
Assoc. Prof. of Forensic
Medicine
İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa
Faculty of Medicine
Mr Derrick Pounder
Professor of Forensic Medicine
University of Dundee
12:00 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Medical
documentation and report writing
- Standard
Forms
- Alternative
Report
- Second
opinion
Mr Serhat
Gürpınar
Assoc.
Professor of Forensic Medicine
Council of Forensic Medicine
Mr Derrick Pounder
Professor of Forensic Medicine
University of Dundee
15.00 – 16.00 Discussion. Questions and Answers
Final
Conclusions
Closure of Seminar