Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 58160

Mexico: Human Rights

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 13 June 2025

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help support at-risk human rights defenders in (a) Mexico and (b) the El Bajío community in Sonora.

Answer

Catherine West
The UK recognises the essential role that civil society and human rights defenders play in promoting and protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Our Embassy in Mexico monitors the human rights situation in Mexico closely and maintains clo...

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