§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of allegations of human rights abuses in the Diyarbakir region of Kurdistan by agencies of the Turkish Government; and if he will make a statement. [7462]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonOur embassy in Ankara monitors all such allegations of abuses in Turkey, including the province of Diyarbakir. We have consistently reminded the Turkish authorities of their obligation to deal with the problems in the south-east with respect to human rights.