Venezuela

(asked on 9th March 2015) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Venezuela regarding human rights violations there, including the imprisonment of the opposition leader, the recent detention of the Mayor of Caracas and the shooting of student demonstrators.


This question was answered on 23rd March 2015
We remain very concerned about the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, particularly the death of a 14 year old protester on 24 February. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), set out this position personally with the Venezuelan Ambassador during a meeting held on 12 March, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We are also concerned about recent Venezuelan government action against opposition politicians. The UK strongly supported the EU press statement of 24 February regarding the arrest of opposition leader Antonio Ledezma. It is vital that political freedoms are guaranteed in Venezuela.
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