RAGIP ZARAKOLU AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY

Early day motion 2414, tabled 9 November 2011 by Michael Connarty (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House calls on the Turkish government to release Ragip Zarakolu immediately from detention as well as the many other scholars, academics, researchers, writers, journalists and human rights activists who are imprisoned in Turkey for expressing their thoughts; and believes that these detentions undermine the Turkish state's claims of democratic progress and respect for human rights.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.