El Salvador: Coronavirus

(asked on 27th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his El Salvadorian counterpart on the treatment of prisoners in that country during the covid-19 pandemic.


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Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 4th May 2020

The British Government is working with the Government of El Salvador to try and improve conditions in prisons, and prepare prisoners for reintegration into society. Our Embassy in San Salvador is in regular contact with the Salvadoran authorities.

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