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Nicaragua: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 128232 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of reported increased restrictions on religious leaders in Nicaragua; and what steps her Department is taking to support and strengthen freedom o

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 23 Apr 2026

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 November 2025 to Question 85308. We share widespread international concern about the suppression of democratic, religious, and other fundamental freedoms in Nicaragua.