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<p>We consistently engage with the Turkish Government over human rights concerns,
including on the treatment of prisoners. As my colleague Mark Field, Minister for
Asia and the Pacific, made clear in the debate on the Kurds in the House on 10 April,
“we expect Turkey to respect its international obligations with regard to prison conditions.”
This includes acting on the recommendations of the Committee for the Prevention of
Torture (CPT) of the Council of Europe concerning isolation and access relating to
Imrali prison where PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is held. The PKK is a proscribed terrorist
organisation in the EU whose violence we strongly condemn.</p>
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