Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 74711

Nicaragua: Prisoners

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

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

Seema Malhotra
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...

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