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class="app-c-important-metadata__definition">26 September 2022 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)</dd> </dl> </div> <figure class="app-c-figure" lang="en"> <img class="app-c-figure__image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220926151306im_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/person/image/474/IMG_7499_RFrench_Nov2020.JPG" alt="Rita French"> <figcaption class="app-c-figure__figcaption"> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="gem-c-govspeak govuk-govspeak direction-ltr" data-module="govspeak"> <div class="govspeak"> <p>Thank you, Mr President.</p> <p>The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission has done a remarkable job in revealing the extent of human rights violations, including gender based violence, committed in Venezuela.</p> <p>We are gravely concerned by the role of Venezuela鈥檚 intelligence agencies outlined in the report. Threats and crimes against human rights defenders, activists, educators and union leaders in Venezuela must stop.</p> <p>The UK is deeply concerned by the reports of violence in mining areas, including the Arco Minero de Orinoco. We condemn the killing of Virgilio Trujillo, an indigenous leader and environmental activist, and call on Venezuela to hold perpetrators to account and to protect the population.</p> <p>Have there been any reports of reprisals against those who have contributed to your reports, and was the evidence gathering process more or less challenging than for the previous report?</p> <p>Mr President,</p> <p>Given the concerning lack of official data, the reports presented to this Council are essential records of the human rights situation in Venezuela. The work of the Fact Finding Mission and the Office of the High Commissioner in Venezuela is critical for Venezuelans. 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", "articleBody": "\u003cdiv class=\"govspeak\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank you, Mr President.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission has done a remarkable job in revealing the extent of human rights violations, including gender based violence, committed in Venezuela.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe are gravely concerned by the role of Venezuela鈥檚 intelligence agencies outlined in the report. Threats and crimes against human rights defenders, activists, educators and union leaders in Venezuela must stop.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe UK is deeply concerned by the reports of violence in mining areas, including the Arco Minero de Orinoco. 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