20,000 Colombians displaced in crisis with Venezuela: UN

Some 1,500 Colombians have been sent home by the Venezuelan government since it began mass deportations late last month, said a report from the Colombian office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. More than 18,500 others have fled Venezuela, opting to leave with their families and belongings rather than risk being summarily deported, the report said. "They have been forced to return on their own because of the current conditions and the fear of being deported," it said. More…