Human Rights In Turkey (EDM151)

Human Rights In Turkey

EDM number 151 in 2000-01, proposed by John Austin on 21/12/2000.

That this House is deeply concerned about reports that Turkish security forces have stormed several prisons in response to a hunger strike by over 200 prisoners resulting in numerous injuries and the deaths of at least six prisoners; supports the demands of Amnesty International for an immediate end to the use of excessive force, torture and ill-treatment of prisoners and the setting up of a full independent and impartial investigation into all instances where individuals have been killed or wounded in the operation, the results of which should be made public; calls upon the Turkish authorities to allow victims' lawyers to observe autopsies and to visit their clients in prison or in hospital, while ensuring that the wounded receive medical treatment and independent supervision and observation; shares Amnesty International's concern about reports of mass arrests of the protestors' supporters and reports of ill-treatment and torture; and believes that such actions by the Turkish Government and persistent abuses of human rights make Turkey an unsuitable candidate for membership of the European Union.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
John Austin	21/12/2000	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Proposed
Jeremy Corbyn	21/12/2000	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	08/01/2001	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	08/01/2001	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Angela Smith	08/01/2001	Basildon	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Ian Gibson	09/01/2001	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	09/01/2001	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Simon Thomas	09/01/2001	Ceredigion	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Peter Bottomley	09/01/2001	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Harry Barnes	09/01/2001	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	09/01/2001	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Clarke	09/01/2001	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	09/01/2001	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	09/01/2001	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	09/01/2001	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	09/01/2001	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
David Lepper	09/01/2001	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Lynne Jones	09/01/2001	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	09/01/2001	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Dafydd Wigley	10/01/2001	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Robert Wareing	10/01/2001	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	10/01/2001	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	10/01/2001	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Andy King	10/01/2001	Rugby & Kenilworth	Labour	Signed
Jon Owen Jones	10/01/2001	Cardiff Central	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	10/01/2001	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Ivan Henderson	10/01/2001	Harwich	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	10/01/2001	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Clarke	10/01/2001	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
Gerry Bermingham	11/01/2001	St Helens South	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	11/01/2001	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	11/01/2001	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	11/01/2001	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	11/01/2001	Gower	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	11/01/2001	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	11/01/2001	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	15/01/2001	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	16/01/2001	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	17/01/2001	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
David Drew	18/01/2001	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Bill Etherington	18/01/2001	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	18/01/2001	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	23/01/2001	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
John McDonnell	01/02/2001	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	08/02/2001	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	13/02/2001	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Oona King	30/04/2001	Bethnal Green & Bow	Labour	Signed

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