Overview

High levels of gender-based violence continued. The murder rate remained high, while the government disbanded the police’s Political Killings Task Team. Threats against and killings of human rights defenders continued with impunity. The Department of Basic Education failed in its promise to eradicate pit latrines in schools. Legal challenges to the National Health Insurance Act continued. Water outages persisted nationwide. Migrants were harassed by a xenophobic vigilante group, which blocked their access to health and education services. The court case continued against eight VIP protection unit officers accused of assault. People living in informal settlements were disproportionately affected by flooding.