🗒IN.VISIBLES WEEKLY: The Darien Gap, the Gulf Clan and the "less bad" approach
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A simple bar chart shows a small fraction of the immensity of the humanitarian crisis in the Darien Gap, the stories of people who see no other choice but to travel through one of the most dangerous areas of the world, does the rest. While a decade ago, between 1,000 and 2,000 people managed to cross what was considered an impenetrable jungle between Colombia and Panama each year, now the figure is closer to 1,000 a day. This has created enormous opportunities for criminal organisations to abuse some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
🗒IN.VISIBLES WEEKLY: The Darien Gap, the Gulf Clan and the "less bad" approach
🗒IN.VISIBLES WEEKLY: The Darien Gap, the…
🗒IN.VISIBLES WEEKLY: The Darien Gap, the Gulf Clan and the "less bad" approach
A simple bar chart shows a small fraction of the immensity of the humanitarian crisis in the Darien Gap, the stories of people who see no other choice but to travel through one of the most dangerous areas of the world, does the rest. While a decade ago, between 1,000 and 2,000 people managed to cross what was considered an impenetrable jungle between Colombia and Panama each year, now the figure is closer to 1,000 a day. This has created enormous opportunities for criminal organisations to abuse some of the most vulnerable people in the world.