Venezuelan migrant girls in Colombia face daily violence: 1,668 cases in 9 months

Laboratorio Migrante reports 1,668 Venezuelan migrant girls and adolescents were victims of sexual, physical, psychological violence, neglect, or abandonment in Colombia from January to September 2026, averaging 8 per day. Data from Colombia's National Observatory of Gender Violence; figures are likely underreported due to irregular migration status. This highlights the humanitarian vulnerability of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, a key host country.