Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Turkey to secure the immediate release of Selahattin Dermitas.

With our international partners, we call on Turkey to meet its obligations as a founding member of the Council of Europe and release Selahattin Demirtaş from his extended pre-trial detention. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe will supervise the implementation of the judgment in Demirtaş (No.2) v Turkey, a process in which the United Kingdom actively participates. Working with international partners, we will continue to encourage Turkey, including at Ministerial level, to act in line with the conventions of the Council of Europe and to make greater progress on wider human rights reforms. The Minister for Europe and Americas, Minister Morton, raised human rights, including the case of Selahattin Demirtaş, with the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister during her trip to Turkey on 28 June.