Women who are raped, Ingrid Betancourt’s phrase that caused a stir in Colombia

Women who are raped, Ingrid Betancourt’s phrase that caused a stir in Colombia

“It is an issue about women that concerns us all. I would focus the solution on prevention. Many times we realize, especially in the most popular neighborhoods, that women who are raped, are raped by people very close to the family “maintained the candidate in the debate.

“Women are raped”: Ingrid Betancourt.

In this regard, he added that “or they are followed by criminals who follow their route, they know where they are going to go and they are predators who are chasing them and they are totally unprotected.”

After learning about some videos of her statements, various Colombian figures and leaders came out to cross the leader, whose kidnapping at the hands of the FARC years ago brought her to world fame.

“To say that women from popular neighborhoods ‘get themselves raped’ is to legitimize classist, sexist and patriarchal violence”, he replied France Marquez Minacandidate of the National Historical Pact front.

https://twitter.com/FranciaMarquezM/status/1493640527534821376

On this point, Márquez reflected that “feminizing politics goes beyond women putting ourselves in the dispute for representation on the electoral stage. Feminizing politics implies understanding and fighting for gender justice.”

Later, Betancourt herself made a statement on Twitter. She there she considered that a clipping of her statements was made, which were taken out of context. “This shows that women are accused so many times of being guilty of the aggressions of which they are victims that it is taken for granted that even a woman can think so,” he claimed.

https://twitter.com/IBetancourtCol/status/1493675285199437825

“We must establish not only punitive policies against aggressors but also spaces of protection for women, where they can take refuge and obtain support at all levels: psychological, police, economic, health, including legal, so that their complaints have legal effect. in a short time and put an end to so much impunity”, considered the candidate.

Colombia’s presidential elections will be on May 29. There, the future authorities of the country will be elected, who will govern between 2022 and 2026.

Source: Ambito

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