That this House is appalled by the verdict handed down on 21st April by the Turkish court in the retrial of Nobel Prize nominee Leyla Zana and three other former Turkish MPs of Kurdish origin, which confirmed a 1994 prison sentence of 15 years for taking their parliamentary oath in Kurdish and alleged links with Kurdish guerrillas; recalls that the retrial had been allowed after the European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2001 that the initial trial against the four had been unfair, and under democracy reforms adopted by the Turkish Government; trusts that, following a retrial denounced as unfair by the defendants' lawyer and international observers, every legal means is taken to ensure that the defendants are released and their names cleared; and calls upon the British Government and the international community to continue raising her case and that of her colleagues.

That this House is appalled by the verdict handed down on 21st April by the Turkish court in the retrial of Nobel Prize nominee Leyla Zana and three other former Turkish MPs of Kurdish origin, which confirmed a 1994 prison sentence of 15 years for taking their parliamentary oath in...

That this House notes that despite the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on 17th July 2001, which found that Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish members of the Turkish Parliament, imprisoned for the last nine years, had been denied a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, they remain in prison; regrets the repeated delaying of their retrial by the State Security Court in Ankara from 28th March to 25th April, and now to 23rd May; urges the Government of Turkey to either release the defendants immediately, or ensure that their retrial is carried out without delay and in a manner fully consistent with the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government and the EU to remind the Turkish Government of its obligations under international conventions.

That this House notes that despite the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on 17th July 2001, which found that Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish members of the Turkish Parliament, imprisoned for the last nine years, had been denied a fair trial under Article 6 of the...

That this House recognises the suffering and continuing trauma experienced by the thousands of British subjects who were taken hostage by the Iraqi regime in 1990; remembers that the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and former Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, among others, explicitly stated that these hostages were being held to prevent Her Majesty's Government from acting to liberate Kuwait; notes that such acts are contrary to the Geneva conventions and violate the Taking of Hostages Act 1982; believes that the perpetrators of these crimes should have been brought to justice by the international community; and urges the Attorney General to act upon the evidence presented to him by the Indict organisation within the powers available to him.

That this House recognises the suffering and continuing trauma experienced by the thousands of British subjects who were taken hostage by the Iraqi regime in 1990; remembers that the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and former Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, among others, explicitly stated that these hostages were being held to...

That this House believes that specified defence export licence applications should be subject to prior scrutiny by a committee comprising honourable Members of Parliament.

That this House believes that specified defence export licence applications should be subject to prior scrutiny by a committee comprising honourable Members of Parliament.

That this House notes the recent widespread reporting of the use of torture in Saudi Arabian jails, particularly against a number of British nationals accused of participation in bombings in Saudi Arabia; recalls the disturbing findings of the 1997 report entitled 'Torture in Saudi Arabia: No Protection, No Redress' published by the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group and REDRESS; condemns the use of torture in any circumstances; and affirms that the provisions of the 1984 UN Convention Against Torture must serve as the standards to be upheld by all governments.

That this House notes the recent widespread reporting of the use of torture in Saudi Arabian jails, particularly against a number of British nationals accused of participation in bombings in Saudi Arabia; recalls the disturbing findings of the 1997 report entitled 'Torture in Saudi Arabia: No Protection, No Redress' published...

That this House calls on the US Administration to follow procedures outlined in the Geneva Conventions to determine the status of all battlefield prisoners whether in Cuba or Afghanistan.

That this House calls on the US Administration to follow procedures outlined in the Geneva Conventions to determine the status of all battlefield prisoners whether in Cuba or Afghanistan.

That this House notes that prisoners of war are entitled to the protection of the Geneva Convention; calls on the Government to support an international inquiry about reported events at Mazar-e-Sharif during which serious abuses of international humanitarian law may have been committed; supports an international inquiry called for by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch; and further notes that allegations regarding massacres and serious ill-treatment of prisoners continue to emerge from Afghanistan, despite repeated reminders to all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law.

That this House notes that prisoners of war are entitled to the protection of the Geneva Convention; calls on the Government to support an international inquiry about reported events at Mazar-e-Sharif during which serious abuses of international humanitarian law may have been committed; supports an international inquiry called for by...