§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What recommendations they and the European Union will be making to Turkey following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ozgur Gundem v. Turkey and Kilic v. Turkey concerning freedom of expression. [HL4634]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe implementation of these ECHR judgments is being considered by the Committee of Ministers (COM), which under Article 46 is responsible for supervising the execution of all judgments of the court. The Government accept that the COM must monitor all judgments and take the necessary measures to ensure they are implemented. It is not our practice to comment on the detail of cases at this stage of the process.
The general issue of freedom of expression is included as a priority for action in the short term (2001) in the draft EU/Turkey Accession Partnership. The UK fully supports this, and looks to Turkey to take it forward in its National Plan for the Adoption of the Acquis.