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Democracy In Turkey (No. 2)

EDM number 1157 in 1995-96, proposed by Robert Parry on 12/07/1996.

That this House notes that despite changes in the political leadership in Turkey, the real government is the National Security Council; further notes that Turkey's appalling record of human rights abuse continues; that the National Security Council and government continue their attempts to crush any expression of Kurdish identity; that despite constitutional reform and improvements in human rights having been stipulated as conditions of entry to the Customs Union, neither has been forthcoming and that in many areas abuse of human rights has worsened; is aware that political persuasion has failed to change the policies of the Turkish regime; and believes that financial, economic and political penalties may be the only way to bringing to an end the suppression of human rights, arbitrary arrest and imprisonment, torture and extra-judicial killings currently being carried out by the Turkish regime and its agents.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Robert Parry15/07/1996Liverpool, RiversideProposed
Lynne Jones15/07/1996Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Ken Livingstone15/07/1996Brent EastSigned
Jeremy Corbyn15/07/1996Islington NorthSigned
Tom Cox15/07/1996TootingSigned
Norman Godman15/07/1996Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Harry Barnes15/07/1996North East DerbyshireSigned
Llew Smith16/07/1996Blaenau GwentSigned
Bill Michie16/07/1996Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Michael Connarty16/07/1996Falkirk EastSigned
Roseanna Cunningham16/07/1996Perth and KinrossSigned
Tony Banks16/07/1996Newham North WestSigned
Eric Clarke17/07/1996MidlothianSigned
Audrey Wise17/07/1996PrestonSigned
Janet Anderson17/07/1996Rossendale & DarwenSigned
Mike Hall17/07/1996Warrington SouthSigned
Maria Fyfe17/07/1996Glasgow, MaryhillSigned
Alan Meale17/07/1996MansfieldSigned
Ian Davidson18/07/1996Glasgow, GovanSigned
Tommy Graham18/07/1996Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
David Alton19/07/1996Liverpool Mossley HillSigned
Robert Wareing22/07/1996Liverpool, West DerbySigned
Dennis Turner23/07/1996Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Dafydd Wigley23/07/1996CaernarfonSigned
Martin Redmond24/07/1996Don ValleySigned
Jack Thompson24/07/1996WansbeckSigned
Ieuan Wyn Jones14/10/1996Ynys MSigned

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