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The Ombudsman, the Catholic Church, the UN, and various civil organizations call on society to eradicate violence from politics

The Ombudsman, the Episcopal Conference, the United Nations, and several civil organizations have called upon Colombian society to eradicate violence from politics, three days after the attack that Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay suffered in Bogotá. The Ombudsman and the Episcopal Conference published a list of commitments such as defending life and democracy, respecting institutions, promoting constructive language, and eliminating stigmatization. “We invite the highest authorities of the three branches of public power to subscribe to these commitments within their competencies to ensure a free and peaceful electoral process,” states the document.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights representative in Colombia, Scott Campbell, joined this call, which invites “the highest authorities of the three branches of public power to subscribe to these commitments within their competencies to ensure a free and peaceful electoral process,” the document states.

Commitments have also been embraced by collectives such as Valiente es dialogar, which rejected the attack on Uribe Turbay and called on the Government to ensure conditions for political competition: “We urge the national Government to guarantee the political, institutional, and security conditions that allow for a transparent electoral process, free from violence and open to the participation of all voices.”

For its part, the collective Women for Democracy also called on President Gustavo Petro and the Government to cease any manifestations that promote confrontation, and requested that the Attorney General’s Office, the Office of the Ombudsman, and the General Comptroller investigate potential structures dedicated to spreading messages of hate on social media. “Colombia belongs to everyone, and each one of us has the responsibility to promote, by example, a climate of peace and democracy,” states their statement.