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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Austin (Labour), on Tuesday, 31 January 1995, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.

IPU PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM TURKEY

That this House notes the visit to London by a Parliamentary delegation from Turkey from 30th January to 3rd February; is aware that representatives of Her Majesty's Government will meet the delegation on Wednesday 1st February; calls upon the Foreign Secretary to make clear to the delegation Her Majesty's Government's concern about abuses of human rights and its condemnation of the use of torture, extra-judicial killings and destruction of villages by the Turkish government; demands the immediate release from prison of members of the Democracy Party who have been democratically elected to the Turkish Parliament and an end to the persecution and killing of writers, lawyers and human rights activists; and resolves that Turkey will not be permitted to join the European Union until it ends both the oppression and denial of basic human rights of its Kurdish population and its illegal occupation of Cyprus. (Relevant registered interest declared).

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

IPU PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM TURKEY (521A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Jim Spicer (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 21 February 1995. It has been signed by 14 members in total.
leave out from `February' to end and add `is encouraged that the package of constitutional reforms and democratisation measures proposed by the Turkish Government has won the support of all the main political parties in Turkey; looks forward to the Turkish IPU Group and their colleagues in the Turkish Grand National Assembly approving the package by the necessary two-thirds majority; and calls upon the European Union to respond positively by moving ahead with the implementation of earlier agreements to establish a customs union with Turkey at the meeting of the Association Council on 6th March.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
521 
521A1 
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Turkey Oppression
Link
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