Written question asked by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour) on Thursday, 3 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 December 2015. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 14 December 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Turkey: Kurds
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Turkey about the use of curfews, martial law, and the deployment of the military in mainly Kurdish towns, including Cizre and Silvan.
- Answer
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We welcome the visit on 15-16 October of Turkey’s national human rights body to Cizre and Sirnak to conduct analysis and research on the recent events there.
We continue to monitor the human rights situation in Turkey closely and raise concerns regularly with the Turkish authorities.
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- HL4240
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Curfews Armed forces Deployment Military law Turkey Kurds
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