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Stigmatization was killing Colombia's social leaders, now it's killing political candidates
by Adriaan Alsema September 4, 2019
Election observers on Tuesday warned that stigmatization is fueling deadly violence in Colombia after a mayoral candidate died in a savage massacre.
The murder of Liberal Party mayoral candidate Karina Garcia from the southwestern Cauca province brutally reminded Colombia of the extreme violence that has marred the country’s politics for decades.
Days before her death, Garcia had urged her competitors in the race for the mayorship of the Suarez municipality to stop stigmatizing her or lying about her policy proposals.
I ask followers and other candidates not to continue inciting these armed groups with comments about my candidacy, claims that are false; like me going to bring paramilitaries, multinationals, that I am going to take people’s land. This could even have fatal consequences for me.
Karina Garcia
More:
https://colombiareports.com/stigmatization-was-killing-colombias-social-leaders-now-its-killing-political-candidates/