Outrage in Colombia for men who chained a trans woman in Medellin

The attack on a trans woman with chains and a leash on a street in the center of Medellín has caused outrage in Colombiawhere they ask the authorities to clarify the facts and prosecute those responsible.

The complaint was made by the Trans Community Networkwho published on his social networks the video of the brutal attack committed by three men who beat the woman with chains and a belt.

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“A few minutes ago in Prado Centro (Medellín) three men attacked a trans woman with chains and a leash. How long do trans people have to live in fear? This year 11 trans women have been murdered in Colombia,” the NGO said on Twitter.

a few minutes ago in #PradoCentro three men attacked a trans woman with chains and a leash

A clear manifestation of violence against a citizen who has the right to state protection. @PoliceMedellin @securitymed @sebaslopezv @QuinteroCalle pic.twitter.com/6zj2Vr4cdZ

– Denuncias Antioquia (@DenunciasAntio2) June 25, 2022

Given what happened, The Trans Community Network asked the Prosecutor’s Office and the Mayor’s Office of Medellín “to clarify the facts, identify and prosecute those responsible.”

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The mayor of the city, Daniel Quintero, stated that he felt “pain in his soul” because “acts of violence continue to occur against our LGBTIQ+ population.”

“Medellín must be the capital of Non-Violence and inclusion. From the Mayor’s Office we are already attending the case. The assailants should be behind bars.”added the local ruler on Twitter.

Pain in the soul that acts of violence continue to occur against our LGBTIQ+ population. Medellín must be the capital of Non-Violence and inclusion. From the Mayor’s Office we are already attending the case. The assailants should be behind bars. pic.twitter.com/hGZXCCSaB6

– Daniel Quintero Calle (@QuinteroCalle) June 26, 2022

At least 25 LGBT people were murdered in Colombia between January and April 2022, according to the Human Rights Observatory of the NGO Caribe Afirmativo, which expressed concern about “the increase in systematic violations of the rights of people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.”

The most worrying situation was experienced in the department of Antioquia, where 10 crimes were recorded, of which 9 occurred in the regional capital, Medellín, according to the Report on Human Rights of LGBT People (January-April 2022).

The rest of the homicides occurred in Atlántico, Magdalena and Valle del Cauca (2), and in Bogotá, Cauca, Caldas, Cesar, Córdoba, Quindío, San Andrés, Santander and Tolima (1).

Source: Elcomercio

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