We Demand a Referendum Now MEP Nikki Sinclaire has today
called for more work to be done on the issue of the Missing people of Cyprus.
The MEP, who sits on the Human Rights committee, is calling
on the EU to do more to help Cyprus. In 1974, Turkish troops invaded Northern
Cyprus displacing huge numbers of the population, tearing apart communities and
families.
40 years on and the island remains divided and still
occupied by Turkish troops.
Nikki Sinclaire has campaigned tirelessly to support the
Human Rights of the Cypriot people, and has called for the truth and justice
for the missing persons.
She says,
“In the 21st century, it is unbelievable that we
have occupied land in Europe. Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, with
the hope that this issue may be finally resolved. Unfortunately, ten years on,
the issue still remains”.
The West Midlands MEP, who has been highly involved with the
campaign for information about the missing people in Northern Cyprus, spoke to
Councillors from Kyrenia as they discussed the issue in the European
Parliament.
Nikki was joined by Glafkos Cariolou (Mayor of Kyrenia) and
Marios Charalambidos, Elena Vracha Christoforides and Maria Moustaka (Municipal
Councillors of Kyrenia) for the round table discussion which is now available
on YouTube.
Nikki Sinclaire said,
“This issue is a blot on the landscape of the European Union
– it was a Nobel Peace Prize winner only a short time ago. It really must move
and take steps to end this crisis, because this is a crisis, this is a crisis
for these families and it is a crisis for these people who cannot return to
their homes. Let’s move this issue forward and let us not forget the people of
Cyprus”.
