Neglected in the Jungle
Inadequate Protection and Assistance for Migrants and Asylum Seekers Crossing the Darién Gap
The 110-page report, “Neglected in the Jungle: Inadequate Protection and Assistance for Migrants and Asylum Seekers Crossing the Darién Gap,” is the second in a series of Human Rights Watch reports on migration via the Darién Gap. Human Rights Watch identified specific shortcomings in Colombia’s and Panama’s efforts to protect and assist people – including those at higher risk, such as unaccompanied children – as well as to investigate abuses against them.
![English report cover](/sites/default/files/styles/720w/public/media_2024/03/202404americas_panama_dariengap_reportcover.jpg?itok=erUT3sL0)
![Migrants and asylum seekers climb down a muddy hillside trail in the jungle](/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_large/public/media_2024/03/202404americas_panama_dariengap_jungle.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=NO4eGTdv)