This is the story of María, a Venezuelan migrant who tried to make a living in Ecuador first before risking everything to come to the US through the Darién Gap. The security situation in Ecuador pushed her to make the decision of bringing her two young children and her mother through the Darién Gap to reunite with her in the US.

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Discriminatory laws that prevent marriage equality in Panama have a real-life impact for same-sex couples in the country, including the three couples featured in this video. Under international human rights law, arbitrarily treating same-sex couples differently from different-sex couples is illegal, including with respect to marriage. Panama should join other countries in the region that have extended the right to marry to same-sex couples.

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