#DarienGap between Colombia and Panamá: ‘At Lajas Blancas, a sign hangs in Chinese over the general store. “China #WeChat. #Alipay. Convenience store. Dollar exchange” — an apparent offer to migrants to use Chinese payment mechanisms to make purchases and to receive transfers sent by relatives from China.’ https://ig.ft.com/darien-gap/
The 62-page report, “‘This Hell Was My Only Option’: #Abuses Against Migrants and Asylum Seekers Pushed to Cross the Darién Gap,” is the first in a series of #HumanRights Watch reports on #migration via the #DariénGap
Panama and Costa Rica announced a plan to quickly bus thousands of migrants through Panama to the Costa Rican border, as the countries continue to grapple with a steady increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap....
Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap (jamaica-gleaner.com)
Panama and Costa Rica announced a plan to quickly bus thousands of migrants through Panama to the Costa Rican border, as the countries continue to grapple with a steady increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap....