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<p>The UK does not recognise the Maduro regime. The UK remains alarmed at the deteriorating
human rights situation in Venezuela. Venezuela has a duty to uphold high standards
of human rights, the more so as a member of the Human Rights Council, and to cooperate
with the Council and its mechanisms. The UK will continue to support the work of the
UN Human Rights Council's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission in Venezuela,
and is committed to supporting a broad human rights agenda in the country. On 31 August,
the Maduro regime announced that it had pardoned 110 political prisoners, including
Ruben Gonzalez who has been held since November 2018. Though long overdue, the release
of Sr. Gonzalez will be welcome.</p>
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