Colombia

(asked on 9th July 2014) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Colombian government on the harassment of the Patriotic March leader David Florez in Colombia on 7 July 2014.


Answered by
Lord Swire Portrait
Lord Swire
This question was answered on 14th July 2014

We are concerned about reports of threats and violence against members of opposition political movements. Our Embassy in Bogota has raised several cases with the Colombian government and continues to monitor the situation closely.

The British Embassy in Bogota continues to publicly support the work of human rights defenders. I met David Florez on 10 July. I raised the issue of their security with the Deputy Defence Ministers during my visit to Colombia in June.

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