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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Steven Grattan

Venezuelan refugee women face increasing violence in Colombia, Peru -Amnesty

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan refugees walk to a school, where a temporary shelter is installed, to receive medical assistance and humanitarian aid from the Colombian Red Cross, in Arauquita, Colombia March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

Venezuelan refugee women face rising gender-based violence in Peru and Colombia, as governments are not guaranteeing their "right to a life free of violence," Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.

Since Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013, more than 6 million Venezuelans have fled due to an economic crisis that resulted in chronic shortages of gasoline, water and medicine, as well as human rights violations.

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