Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 50066

Venezuela: Human Rights and Politics and Government

Tabled: 6 May 2025

Answered: 15 May 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support civil society organisations working on (a) human rights and (b) democratic freedoms in Venezuela.

Answer

Catherine West

The UK firmly supports the right of civil society to operate freely in all countries, including Venezuela. We remain deeply concerned by restrictive legislation brought into law last year and publicly raised our concerns about the bill. We actively engage...

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