Overview

The government continued to make public statements attacking civil society organizations, the media, human rights defenders and academics, as well as women protesting against gender-based violence. There were repeated reports of excessive use of force by police officials when detaining people or policing protests and by members of the National Migration Institute (INM) and the National Guard against migrants. Women and girls continued to face high levels of gender-based violence and criminal investigations for feminicides remained inadequate. The Supreme Court issued a historic ruling decriminalizing abortion.