Written question asked by Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 December 2024. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Thursday, 19 December 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Jesús Armas

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Venezuela about the whereabouts of Jesús Armas and reports that he is being held in El Helicoide.

Answer: The UK strongly condemns the ongoing repression against civil society and members of the opposition in Venezuela. Over 1900 Venezuelans remain arbitrarily detained, including Jesus Armas whose whereabouts remain unknown. The UK has repeatedly called for human rights to be protected and for the immediate and unconditional release of those arbitrarily detained, most recently through a UK statement at the Human Rights Council on 13 December. The UK was also party to the G7 Foreign Ministers' statements of 24 September and 26 November, calling on Venezuelan representatives to publish the election results in full and calling for all unjustly detained political prisoners to be released.

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