Editing Xenophobia (section)

====Colombia====

According to the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]], by June 2019, 1.3&nbsp;million of the 4 million [[Venezuelan refugee crisis|Venezuelan refugees]] were in [[Colombia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2019/6/5cfa2a4a4/refugees-migrants-venezuela-top-4-million-unhcr-iom.html|title=Refugees and migrants from Venezuela top 4 million: UNHCR and IOM|newspaper=Unhcr |publisher=United Nations High Commissioner|date=7 June 2019|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> Because of their urgent situation, many migrants from Venezuela crossed the border illegally, indicating they had few opportunities to gain "access to legal and other rights or basic services and are exposed to exploitation, abuse, manipulation and a wide range of other protection risks, including racism, discrimination and xenophobia".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reporting.unhcr.org/node/20393|title=Venezuela Situation 2018 Supplementary Appeal {{!}} Global Focus|publisher=UN Refugee Agency|date=1 December 2018|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204092433/http://reporting.unhcr.org/node/20393|archive-date=4 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the start of the migrant crisis, media outlets and state officials have raised concerns about increasing discrimination against migrants in the country, especially xenophobia and violence against the migrants.<ref>{{cite news |title=Venezuelans brave torrential border river, face exploitation, abuse – UN urges greater protection |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/04/1036181 |access-date=15 June 2019 |work=UN News |date=5 April 2019}}</ref>