To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Final Report of the Third Imrali Peace Delegation published in March by the EU–Turkey Civic Commission concerning events in Turkey since November 2015; and what is their response to the Commission's call for action by the European Court of Human Rights and the Committee for the Prevention of Torture.
Answered on
19 April 2017
We have taken note of the report by the EU-Turkey Civil Commission and its concerns. The European Court of Human Rights is heavily engaged on issues related to Turkey, which accounts for 20% of its pending cases. The Committee for the Prevention of Torture is also very engaged on Turkey and visited the country twice in 2016. We continue to urge the Turkish authorities to engage with the Council of Europe and other human rights mechanisms to address international concerns about human rights in Turkey.