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Abdullah Ocalan And The European Court Of Human Rights

EDM number 232 in 2005-06, proposed by John Austin on 25/05/2005.

That this House welcomes the recent decision of the highest panel of the European Court of Human Rights confirming that the imposition of the death penalty on Abdullah Ocalan violated the Convention; notes that the court held that Mr Ocalan had been denied a fair trial and that the length of detention prior to the trial and the inability to challenge his detention also violated his rights; further notes that the Grand Chamber took the exceptional step of proposing specific remedies, including the right to a re-trial; believes this judgment has bluntly reminded Turkey that it has to respect European institutions and values if it wants to succeed in EU membership talks set to begin on 3rd October; and calls upon the international community to monitor Turkey's compliance with the verdict.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Austin25/05/2005Erith and ThamesmeadLabourProposed
Colin Breed25/05/2005South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Love25/05/2005EdmontonLabourSeconded
Diane Abbott25/05/2005Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn25/05/2005Islington NorthLabourSeconded
John McDonnell25/05/2005Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Mike Wood25/05/2005Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Katy Clark25/05/2005North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Robert Wareing25/05/2005Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews25/05/2005MedwayLabourSigned
Alan Simpson25/05/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones26/05/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Rob Marris26/05/2005Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
David Drew26/05/2005StroudLabourSigned
Adam Price06/06/2005Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Angus MacNeil06/06/2005Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Peter Bottomley06/06/2005Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Andrew George06/06/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer06/06/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
David Lepper06/06/2005Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins06/06/2005Luton NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton07/06/2005GowerLabourSigned
Michael Connarty07/06/2005Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/06/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather07/06/2005Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Hepburn08/06/2005JarrowLabourSigned
Rudi Vis08/06/2005Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore08/06/2005HendonLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd08/06/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Ronnie Campbell08/06/2005Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Evan Harris09/06/2005Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce09/06/2005GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean09/06/2005BurtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/06/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Hywel Williams09/06/2005CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Bob Spink13/06/2005Castle PointConservativeSigned
Edward O'Hara13/06/2005Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Richard Burden13/06/2005Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell13/06/2005Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale16/06/2005MansfieldLabourSigned
Michael Weir16/06/2005AngusScottish National PartySigned
Lynne Featherstone22/06/2005Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling27/06/2005Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
Mohammad Sarwar30/06/2005Glasgow CentralLabourSigned
John Hemming30/06/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby05/07/2005Bolton North EastLabourSigned
David Amess10/10/2005Southend WestConservativeSigned
Lorely Burt10/10/2005SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson10/10/2005East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth31/10/2006CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned

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