July 25, 2024

How Risks Facing Migrants in Latin America Have Multiplied

Chiara Marinelli,

 A recent report by Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants in Venezuela (Plataforma de Coordinación Interagencial para Refugiados y Migrantes – R4V) discusses the criminal economy profiting from Venezuela’s migration crisis. The report warns of the dangers faced by migrants in South America and the Caribbean, including human smuggling, human trafficking, recruitment by armed groups and high levels of violence. InSight Crime spoke to Chiara Marinelli, an investigator at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, who worked on the report, about how venezuelan migrants are being exploited by organized crime.

Acces the -> Interview

Translation/ Traducción