Colombia
under the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the protest actions carried out by groups and collectives in favor of the human rights of womenthe MOE presented its report, ‘Manifestations of political violence against women’s leaders and candidacies in a year of electoral campaigns’, in which it affirmed that in Colombia, Women are the population most violated in the face of political rights.
“Although violence is widespread for candidacies and social leaders, in their investigations some differential marks are identified that show how violence is expressed according to gender. Consequently, violence does not equally affect populations historically underrepresented in politics, such as women, ethnic groups and victims of the armed conflict,” said Patricia Fernández, coordinator of the organization.
In the same way, the reports showed as a result that this year there has been an increase in political violence, with a gender approach. From January to October 2022, there have been 90 cases of women leaders, who denounced have been involved in violent acts.
“Between January 1 and October 25, 2022, there were 90 violent acts against the leaders, with an increase of 60.7% compared to 2018the year in which legislative and presidential elections were also held.
In response to the findings found, the MOE called on various state and government institutions to find routes that provide solutions to the political conditions that women live in the country. First, the organization asked the Congress of the Republicapprove norms that prevent, sanction and repair the victims.
On the other hand, he asked the National Electoral Council (CNE), Create more effective care protocols. He also urged the government to “the action of the Observatory on violence against women in politics directed by the Presidential Council for Women’s Equality be strengthened -CPEM, in order to have constant follow-up and monitoring of this phenomenon”.