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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Mann (Labour), on Tuesday, 9 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.


OSMAN KAVALA

That this House expresses concern regarding the detention of Osman Kavala, a world-known Turkish philanthropist and a civil society activist who studied at the University of Manchester; recognises the work Osman Kavala has done to promote an open and democratic Turkey; notes that thousands of political prisoners have been arrested in Turkey; and calls on the Government to work with the Turkish Embassy in the UK and the Turkish Prime Minister to ensure the immediate release of Osman Kavala.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
757 
Session
2017-19
Other sponsors
Ronnie Campbell
Jim Cunningham
Mary Glindon
Jim Shannon
Thelma Walker
Subjects
Human rights Prisons Politics and government Middle East Eastern Europe
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk