As migration to the US border rises, experts fear surge in sexual violence
Al Jazeera
Groups like Doctors Without Borders report an increase in sexual assault cases around migration hot spots like the Darién Gap.
Tijuana, Mexico – Marina figured, if she stayed in Venezuela, her life would be short. Maybe special security forces would kill her. Maybe the military. Maybe the police. Speaking out against the administration of Nicolás Maduro, she feared, would be a death sentence.
“One way or another, they are going to kill you,” she said. “I prefer to leave before they come to kill me.”
Marina felt she and her family had no choice but to flee. Escaping Venezuela was only the start of her troubles, though.
Marina — who asked that her full name be withheld — embarked on the perilous trek many migrants and asylum seekers take: up through Central America to the border with the United States.
There, she hoped her family would find a better life. What happened on the road, however, would leave two of her children with lasting scars.
World Health Organization says 226 health workers, patients killed in Lebanon since start of Israel’s war on Hezbollah.
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In a new interview, the scandal-plagued Gaetz reaffirmed his commitment to being a member of Trump’s ‘America First army’.
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Five healthcare workers killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, Ministry of Public Health says.
Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion annually to deal with the damage caused by climate change and to adapt.
The city’s southern suburbs have been hit repeatedly in recent months
New York judge cancels a sentencing hearing previously scheduled for November 26 without setting a new date.
Many Haitian children face the stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them.