Strasbourg, 14/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - During its emergency debate, the European Parliament called for the release of the President of the Turkish Human rights Association, Akin Birdal and all other political prisoners. The arrest of Mr. Birdal is "an obvious sign that the Turkish authorities are far from understanding what their future membership of the EU entails", it said, urging them to take advantage of the ongoing constitutional review process to implement urgent reforms guaranteeing...