While rebuilding relations with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Colombia's leftist administration should also remain focused on helping to address the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch said.
"Colombia should prioritize obtaining concrete human rights commitments from Venezuelan authorities," the group said, adding that other key areas would include supporting access of humanitarian assistance, reestablishing the rule of law, and addressing violence, abuse, and human trafficking at the border, among other topics.
Colombia's government did not immediately respond to the letter from Human Rights Watch, which also noted the country's "mostly exemplary" response to Venezuela's crisis, which has caused some 7.1 million people to flee the country.
Venezuela's government did not immediately respond to questions from Reuters about the letter.
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