The Venezuelan Migrant Population’s Right to Health in the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area

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Juan Pablo Serrano Frattali
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Colombia has received the largest influx of Venezuelan refugees and migrants. Since 2015, more than 3 million Venezuelan migrants have entered the country. Those arriving in Cúcuta have several options for entering Colombian territory. One of the main routes involves a difficult and dangerous journey of nearly 200 km to the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga, which serves as a key territory for accessing various destinations. Because of its geographical location, this area serves as an important transit city, facilitating travel to other major cities in Colombia, such as Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali; it is also a residence destination for Venezuelan migrants. Among the specific reasons why immigrants choose Bucaramanga over other cities are factors like climate, the existence of various cooperation organizations that provide assistance, and the considerable number of migrant individuals previously settled in this area; thus, many new migrants have family or friendship connections there. Furthermore, for many, it is the safest option or the only place they can go to when the weather turns cold. In this study, we analyze the institutional response and identify barriers that limit the protection of Venezuelan migrants’ right to access to healthcare in this location where Venezuelan citizens have faced economic, legal, bureaucratic, and social barriers. This has profound consequences for migrants’ health and poses a risk to their lives. The article is primarily based on interviews and fieldwork conducted with migrant populations between 2022 and 2023 to identify the barriers and supporting elements they experienced in terms of health care services. Likewise, this study makes a significant contribution by directly examining the experiences of Venezuelan migrants in relation to the right to health in this area. This provides a useful understanding of the social phenomenon at both the academic and institutional levels.

委内瑞拉移民在布卡拉曼加大都市区的健康权
哥伦比亚接收了最大规模的委内瑞拉难民和移民潮。自 2015 年以来,已有 300 多万委内瑞拉移民进入哥伦比亚。抵达库库塔的人有几种进入哥伦比亚领土的选择。其中一条主要路线是前往布卡拉曼加大都会区(Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area),路程近 200 公里,既艰难又危险,而布卡拉曼加大都会区是进入各种目的地的关键地带。由于地理位置优越,该地区成为重要的中转城市,为前往哥伦比亚其他主要城市(如波哥大、麦德林和卡利)提供了便利;同时也是委内瑞拉移民的居住地。移民选择布卡拉曼加而不是其他城市的具体原因包括气候、存在各种提供援助的合作组织,以及有相当数量的移民曾在该地区定居;因此,许多新移民在那里有亲友关系。此外,对许多人来说,那里是最安全的选择,或者是天气变冷时唯一可以去的地方。在本研究中,我们分析了委内瑞拉公民在该地区面临的经济、法律、官僚和社会障碍,并找出了限制保护委内瑞拉移民获得医疗保健权利的制度性应对措施和障碍。这对移民的健康产生了深远的影响,并对他们的生命构成了威胁。本文主要基于 2022 年至 2023 年期间对移民人口进行的访谈和实地调查,以确定他们在医疗保健服务方面遇到的障碍和支持因素。同样,本研究通过直接考察委内瑞拉移民在该领域健康权方面的经历,做出了重要贡献。这从学术和制度两个层面对这一社会现象提供了有益的理解。
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期刊介绍: Human Rights Review is an interdisciplinary journal which provides a scholarly forum in which human rights issues and their underlying empirical, theoretical and philosophical foundations are explored. The journal seeks to place human rights practices and policies within a theoretical perspective in order to link empirical research to broader human rights issues. Human Rights Review welcomes submissions from all academic areas in order to foster a wide-ranging dialogue on issues of concern to both the academic and the policy-making communities. The journal is receptive to submissions drawing from diverse methodologies and approaches including case studies, quantitative analysis, legal scholarship and philosophical discourse in order to provide a comprehensive discussion concerning human rights issues.
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