FORCED REPATRIATION OF TEACHERS FROM PAKISTAN TO TURKEY

That this House expresses concern about the Turkish Government's demand for the forced repatriation of some 285 Turkish teachers and their families living legally in Pakistan; notes that many teachers have been illegally returned by the Pakistani Government and have faced arbitrary arrest, detention and even torture by Turkish authorities; supports the working group of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees description of these deportations as a grave violation of human rights; calls on the Turkish Government to release any detained teachers and family members; further calls on the Pakistani Government to refuse to repatriate any remaining teachers; and calls on the Government to make representations to its Turkish and Pakistani counterparts on behalf of those teachers and their families who have been arbitrarily deported and detained.