Written questions

Nicaragua: Prisoners

Commons · Question 74711 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken in the context of deaths among (a) political and (b) religious prisoners in Nicaragua.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 15 Sep 2025

The UK remains deeply concerned about the relentless deterioration of human rights in Nicaragua, including reports of the deaths of political and religious prisoners. We continue to raise concerns over arbitrary detentions and restrictions on freedom of r...