Then go Amnesty International condemned this Monday that Venezuelan women face increasing gender-based violence in the face of state abandonment in host countries. In this sense, he pointed out that the states Colombia and Peru they are “big absentees” when it comes to guaranteeing, protecting and respecting the right to a life free from violence and discrimination.
“Protection from gender-based violence should be a priority for all nations in the Americas. In the case of Venezuelan refugees, you are more likely to face a double and severe lack of protection, as shown in our report on the situation in Colombia and Peru. ,” said Erica Guevara, Amnesty International’s director for the Americas.
Amnesty International indicated that more than six million people left Venezuela in recent years due to massive violations of human rights.
Colombia and Peru are the countries that hosted the most Venezuelans, accounting for more than 50 percent of all people who fled Venezuela (1.84 million and 1.29 million respectively).
The NGO concluded that Colombia and Peru are “clearly” failing in their commitments to ensure a life free of violence and discrimination for Venezuelan refugee women, and to provide access to justice for women survivors of gender-based violence.
“Many Venezuelan women who have been victims of sexist violence and whose lives are in danger choose not to report it for fear of being expelled from the country due to their documentary status. The situation of violence and vulnerability they face is exacerbated by the lack of specialized protocols to serve and protect them. Managing migration is a fundamental step for them to denounce the violence they face,” said Amnesty International Peru Executive Director Marina Navarro.
For this report, Amnesty International interviewed 63 Venezuelan refugees and conducted 45 investigative interviews with civil society organizations.
The agency deplores the fact that gender-based violence against Venezuelan refugee women increased by 71 percent in Colombia between 2018 and 2020 and by 31 percent in Peru between 2019 and 2020.
UNHCR: Lima welcomes just over a million Venezuelans
Federico Luis Agusti, spokesperson for UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, pointed out that Peru is the second country in the world with the largest population of Venezuelan migrants, with around 1.3 million refugees and migrants, second only to Colombia (with 1.8 million) .
In an interview PTRpointed out that this mass migration implies a “radical” change in Peru’s migration patterns, which requires the adaptation of public policies to deal with this problem.
(As reported by Europe Press)
Source: RPP
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