Gimena Sanchez, The Washington Office on Latin America: Colombia now going to the hard right is basically shifting the entire region, especially South America, towards the right. Landers: Gimena Sanchez is the human rights and anti-racism advocate at The Washington Office on Latin America. She has concerns about the mano dura, or iron fist approach, that de la Espriella promised to use in Colombia. Landers got the “left-wing” part correct about the losing candidate Cepeda, but gilded the labeling lily with the flattering label “human rights advocate.” Landers: Just weeks ago, de la Espriella competed in a closely watched run-off election against Ivan Cepeda, a left-wing candidate and human rights advocate.