Almost half of the refugees and displaced in Latin America claim to have been victims of abuse while fleeing securityaccording to a report published by humanitarian organizations. Besides, More than a third denounced acts of discriminationy 18% reported having suffered gender violenceaccording to a survey released this Wednesday by the initiative ProLACa joint project of Norwegian refugee council and the Danish Council of Refugees.
The study was based on data collected between October 2024 and January 2025 In nine countries in the region: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuelacon More than 11,000 people surveyed belonging to some 3,600 families.
According to the report, Venezuela is the country with the greatest representation among the displaced population, especially in Ecuador (72.1%), Panama (68.6%) and Peru (80.6%).
The survey also reveals that One in four displaced families considers that their life would be in danger if I returned to their place of origin.
Refugees denounce discrimination and xenophobia
On average, 45% of displaced people denounced abuse during their journey to a safe placewith more alarming figures in Mexico (66%), Guatemala (62%) and Peru (53%).
In addition, 38% of families reported having been victims of discrimination or xenophobiabeing Peru the country with the highest index, with 65% of respondents pointing out this problem.
The report also indicates that 24% of families suffered robberies, destruction or confiscation of their belongingsy 18% experienced gender violence during your displacement.
According to data from 2023, The American continent houses 23 million forced displaced and refugeescon significant migratory movements in countries such as Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Central America and Mexico.
Violence remains one of the main causes of these displacements, as evidenced in regions such as The Colombian catatumbowhere Some 56,000 people have fledand in several areas of Ecuadorwhere from Around 80,000 people have abandoned their homes.
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