“Violence and organized crime, despite the efforts made by the State to provide protection to victims, It has an impact on migration outside Guatemala and internal displacement in the country. According to the High
United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), requests for refugee and asylum Guatemalans abroad almost doubled, passing 23.288 in 2014 a 40.738 2015″.
“The Immigration Code was adopted by the Congreso in September and establishes a new approach based on human rights and creates new institutions
address problems that migrants face, including the protection of children unaccompanied, Trafficked women, victims of torture and refugees”
Taken from the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities in his office in Guatemala.
Although migration code is asleep at this time and has not entered into force.
Asked the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Human Rights Ombudsman by the Ombudsman of Migrants and People Uprooted be followed carefully and make their best efforts to enable the enforcement of the immigration code is achieved.
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REPORT OF HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS – Guatemala 2016