Human Rights Watch has published a report stating that Colombia and Panama are failing to protect migrants crossing the Darien jungle, leaving them vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence. The watchdog has called on both countries to appoint high-level officials to coordinate the response to the humanitarian crisis and improve security. It also recommended more assistance from international groups.
Colombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the Darien jungle on their way to the U.S. and have become increasingly vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence , Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Wednesday.
The watchdog called on both countries to appoint high-level officials to coordinate the response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darien and recommended that their governments work jointly to improve security and ensure more assistance from international groups. “Whatever the reason for their journey, migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the Darien Gap are entitled to basic safety and respect for their human rights along the way,” Juanita Goebertus, Americas director of Human Rights Watch, said in a statement issued before the report’s publicatio
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