Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party), on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

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Abdullah Ocalan

That this House notes with great concern the continued incarceration in isolation by Turkish authorities of Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish political leader held on Imrali Island since 1999; believes that failure to permit family visits and contacts constitutes a gross violation of any prisoner’s basic rights; recognises the deep undiminished attachment that Kurdish people have to Ocalan and the widespread concerns for his welfare; understands that his arrest, trial and detention failed to bring an end to the conflict between the Turkish State and the Kurds, and on the contrary, this only served to accentuate the longstanding problems still unresolved to this day; and calls on the Government to use its good offices to make representations to the Republic of Turkey to end Ocalan’s isolation and initiate a process of peace that will acknowledge Ocalan’s true record of constructive peace proposals and efforts to provide a lasting solution that satisfies the wishes of Kurds and Turks.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1635 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Ian Lavery

Hannah Bardell

Chris Law

Allan Dorans

Claudia Webbe

Subjects

Political prisoners Turkey Öcalan, Abdullah

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk