Central American refugees: protected or put at risk by communication technologies?

Abstract

In a world that is more interconnected than ever, many refugees cannot obtain information or communicate when they most need to. Paradoxically, carrying a phone or connecting to the internet can put them at risk if they do not take security measures.

Keywords

• refugee
• IDP
• stateless
• internal displacement
• forced migration
• migration
• criminal gangs
• Brazil Declaration