Written Evidence May. 28 2024
Inquiry: Daesh InquiryFound: In addition, Iraq has not yet 9 HRW, Iraq. Events in 2019.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment his Department has made of the treatment of Kurds in Turkey.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
We support the rights of all minority groups in Turkey, including Kurds, and follow this issue closely. We consistently encourage Turkey to uphold the rule of law and to live up to its international obligations as a founding member state of the Council of Europe.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to raise concerns with the Government of Turkey over the treatment of its Kurdish population.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
We support the rights of all minority groups in Turkey, including Kurds, and we consistently encourage Turkey to uphold the rule of law and to live up to its international obligations as a founding member state of the Council of Europe. Most recently, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the FCDO discussed human rights and the rule of law with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Bozay at the UK-Turkey Strategic Dialogue on 10 January 2024. Our Embassy in Turkey regularly engage with political parties and diplomatic counterparts on this issue, and closely track related judicial cases such as the HDP closure and Kobani cases.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in Turkey on improving relations with the Kurdish population in that country.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
We support the rights of all minority groups in Turkey, including Kurds, and we consistently encourage Turkey to uphold the rule of law and to live up to its international obligations as a founding member state of the Council of Europe. Most recently, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the FCDO discussed human rights and the rule of law with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Bozay at the UK-Turkey Strategic Dialogue on 10 January 2024. Our Embassy in Turkey regularly engage with political parties and diplomatic counterparts on this issue, and closely track related judicial cases such as the HDP closure and Kobani cases.
Oral Evidence May. 07 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policyFound: Yemen, in Iraq, in Iran, in Pakistan, in Afghanistan so you end up with tens of millions of people
Oral Evidence May. 07 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policyFound: Yemen, in Iraq, in Iran, in Pakistan, in Afghanistan so you end up with tens of millions of people
Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: When we look at the partnerships in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, ours with the Kurds in Iraq and some of
Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: When we look at the partnerships in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, ours with the Kurds in Iraq and some of
Feb. 29 2024
Source Page: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023)Found: Syria also has a stateless population in particular composed of Kurds originating from its territory
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) the region by both Turkey and Iran-backed groups, UK support grows in importance. - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke, the SNP supports Kurds’ right to self-determination and to decide - Speech Link
3: Wayne David (Lab - Caerphilly) Since the 1980s, Turkey has been engaged in military action against the PKK, formerly the Kurdistan Workers - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David) raised—and in particular exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline - Speech Link