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Efrén Antonio Vílchez López

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 3 November 2025UIN 85308

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nicaraguan counterpart on the imprisonment of Efrén Antonio Vílchez López.

Answered by Chris Elmore

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 17 October 2025 to question 81287. We remain concerned by the harassment and arbitrary detention of members of the Church in Nicaragua and urge the Nicaraguan authorities to release all political prisoners immediately and unconditionally.

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