Helmer Charris was worked in Panama as Field Coordinator from December 2021 to late March 2022. During this time, he observed changes in the flow of migrants crossing the Darién Gap, the jungle border that separates Panama from Colombia, a journey which is as dangerous as it has ever been. Beyond the difficulties of travelling through a tropical rainforest, migrants are frequently waylaid by violent criminal gangs, who rob and assault them. Often the gangs target their violence at women, who they terrorise and rape.