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South-Eastern Turkey

EDM number 2029 in 2005-06, proposed by Ian Gibson on 25/04/2006.

That this House notes with great concern the escalation of violence and repression in south-eastern Turkey since the end of March 2006 in response to public demonstrations seeking basic rights for the Kurdish people in Turkey; calls upon the British Government to urge the Turkish government to abide by its commitments under Articles 2 (the right to life) and 3 (the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and to draw the attention of the Turkish government to the European Union guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict which requires that no child shall be subject to torture or to other cruel and inhumane and degrading treatment; and further calls on the Government to press the Turkish government to implement its duty under Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR to ensure that an official investigation is carried out promptly by an independent and impartial authority into allegations of the violations of rights, to deprecate the Turkish government's handling of the situation, and in particular the insensitive and provocative statements which placed all responsibility for the situation on the civilian population, including children and to urge the European Union to make it plain to the Turkish government that the peaceful, just and lasting resolution of the Kurdish issue is an important prerequisite to a successful outcome to that country's bid for full EU membership.

This motion has been signed by a total of 56 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Gibson25/04/2006Norwich NorthLabourProposed
Michael Penning25/04/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink25/04/2006Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn25/04/2006Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Graham Stringer26/04/2006Manchester, BlackleyLabourSeconded
Robert Wareing26/04/2006Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSeconded
Stephen Williams26/04/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Devine26/04/2006LivingstonLabourSigned
Katy Clark26/04/2006North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Rudi Vis26/04/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley26/04/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Andrew Dismore26/04/2006HendonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell26/04/2006Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones26/04/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Bob Russell26/04/2006ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes26/04/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew26/04/2006StroudLabourSigned
Alan Meale27/04/2006MansfieldLabourSigned
Andrew Pelling27/04/2006Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
Andrew George27/04/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton27/04/2006GowerLabourSigned
Richard Burden27/04/2006Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Rob Marris27/04/2006Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
David Lepper27/04/2006Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins27/04/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson27/04/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer02/05/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil03/05/2006Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Elfyn Llwyd03/05/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Richard Younger-Ross03/05/2006TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt03/05/2006Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Diane Abbott03/05/2006Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell03/05/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Kelvin Hopkins03/05/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Janet Anderson03/05/2006Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Adam Price04/05/2006Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Marsha Singh04/05/2006Bradford WestLabourSigned
Janet Dean04/05/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Nick Harvey08/05/2006North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams08/05/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff09/05/2006Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Eric Illsley10/05/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty10/05/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Evan Harris11/05/2006Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Williams11/05/2006CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Bill Etherington11/05/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Love11/05/2006EdmontonLabourSigned
John Hemming12/05/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Albert Owen16/05/2006Ynys MLabourSigned
Emily Thornberry17/05/2006Islington South and FinsburyLabourSigned
Sharon Hodgson22/05/2006Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSigned
Julie Morgan07/06/2006Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Mark Oaten14/07/2006WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Jon Cruddas25/07/2006DagenhamLabourSigned
Jo Swinson25/07/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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