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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 24, 2001
United Kingdom

British Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, told Members...

British Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, told Members of Parliament that Turkey should not be allowed to join the European Union without huge improvements in its human rights record

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British Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, told Members of Parliament that Turkey should not be allowed to join the European Union without huge improvements in its human rights record. He said the Government had "serious concerns" about freedom of expression, torture and the statutory existence of the death penalty.
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  • (Sources: The Times, 24/01/2001)