Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to raise at the United Nations the allegations of torture used in Turkey.

We raised Turkey human rights issues in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 12 September. Our Representative said: "While recognising the challenges caused by the appalling attempted coup, we share the High Commissioner's concerns about Turkey's human rights situation. We hope steps can be taken to release detained civil society representatives and to lift the State of Emergency, sending a strong signal of Turkey's commitment to human rights." We will continue to engage with the UN over the situation in Turkey.