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Abdullah Ocalan And Human Rights In Turkey

EDM number 1161 in 1999-00, proposed by John Austin on 20/11/2000.

That this House notes that the European Court of Human Rights has commenced consideration of the case of Abdullah Ocalan against Turkey, which involves alleged breaches of Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18 and 34 of the European Convention on Human Rights, that the European Court of Human Rights has passed numerous judgments against Turkey concerning the right to life (Article 2), prohibition of torture (Article 3), right to a fair trial (Article 6), right to an effective remedy (Article 13) and freedom of expression (Article 10); further notes that the European Union has recently published its Draft Accession Agreement with Turkey which calls upon the Turkish state to abolish the death penalty as part of the accession process, that Turkey has not ratified Protocol 6 to the European Convention, expresses concern about the continued disregard for human rights, hopes that the Ocalan case will highlight the gross human rights violations committed by the Turkish state against Kurds and other minorities; believes that there can be no place for Turkey in the European Union until it has fully ratified and implemented the European Convention on Human Rights, ending its oppression of the Kurdish population; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government and the European Union to urge Turkey to recognise the PKK ceasefire, and the PKK's willingness to discuss a solution to the conflict within the borders of the Turkish state, as an opportunity for peaceful dialogue with the Kurdish people.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Austin20/11/2000Erith & ThamesmeadLabourProposed
Bob Russell21/11/2000ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones21/11/2000Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Tom Cox21/11/2000TootingLabourSigned
Simon Thomas21/11/2000CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
David Lepper22/11/2000Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Michie22/11/2000Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell22/11/2000Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Norman Godman22/11/2000Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Ian Gibson23/11/2000Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Eric Clarke23/11/2000MidlothianLabourSigned
Eric Illsley23/11/2000Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara24/11/2000Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore24/11/2000HendonLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins27/11/2000Luton NorthLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar27/11/2000Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Andrew Love28/11/2000EdmontonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn28/11/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer28/11/2000KeighleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis28/11/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Robert Wareing28/11/2000Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Jenny Jones29/11/2000Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara29/11/2000Knowsley SouthLabourSigned

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