00:00And the political violence in Honduras carried out by sectors of the right in this country
00:05was again in evidence, this time against the presidential candidate for the free party, Rixi Moncada.
00:10Our colleague, Karim Duarte, with the details.
00:13In Honduras, controversy was ignited after the opposition mayor of San Pedro RÃo, Roberto Contreras,
00:22used a coffin with the image of presidential candidate Rixi Moncada
00:26in an act that has been condemned as an example of gender-based political violence.
00:31Moncada, the only woman among five presidential aspirants,
00:34assured that on November 30 the population will respond at the balut box
00:38to those who attack her in a rude and sexist manner.
00:45I feel sorry for him. It seems to me that he is unpresentable,
00:52and that the Society of San Pedro Sula deserves a better destiny,
00:56and I am also sure that the Society of San Pedro Sula will make its decision on Sunday, November 30.
01:09Because it is evaluating not only the conduct of a person who is in charge of running the city,
01:13but it is evaluating the conduct of a man who has dedicated himself in a rude manner
01:16to attack the only woman who is on that slate for the presidency of the republic.
01:20But above all, a hard-working, dignified, honest and honest woman like yours truly
01:30who is going to defeat him at the polls.
01:39This episode, described as misogynist by various social actors,
01:44adds to a long history of political violence against women in Honduras.
01:47A country that has already witnessed hate-filled campaigns when Samara Castro aspired to the
01:53presidency. Human rights defender Natalie Roku warned that these types of attacks transcend
01:58the figure of the candidate and become a discourse of hatred against all women in Honduran society.
02:03This political violence has a gender-based character, misogynist, macho violence that
02:15has again in the context of the electoral campaign, these characteristics that we have already seen
02:20for a whole decade when President Samara Castro was also a candidate, and that beyond only affecting
02:24the figure of the woman candidate, it is also transversalized as a hate speech for the whole
02:28society, for all women in society.
02:38In the same vein, Rodolfo Padilla-Sonseri, also a mayor candidate, regretted what happened
02:43and stressed that the use of hatred as an electoral tool divides even more a deeply polarized country.
02:49In his opinion, the only way out is public debate based on ideas, projects and proposals,
02:54since the contrary represents an intellectual poison that hinders the possibility of building
02:58national unity.
03:04Using hate in a political campaign is wrong, because we are too divided. And I believe that the only
03:12way we can move forward is with unification. That is why I ask and have always asked for debate,
03:17public debate to discuss ideas, to discuss plans, to discuss projects.
03:26Political violence against women in Honduras has been denounced by international organizations
03:34and constitutes one of the country's main democratic challenges. The case of Ritsi Mankara exposes
03:40how macho attacks seek to discredit women who dispute spaces of power, while feminist and
03:45political sectors demand that the electoral contest focus on proposals and not on agresions
03:50that weakens democracy.
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