Overview

Investigations continued into deaths during protests in 2022 and 2023. Bills before Congress threatened to restrict civil society. Wildfires affected large areas causing death and destruction. Human rights defenders remained at risk, particularly Indigenous leaders, and protection mechanisms were lacking. Public health facilities were inadequate and people increasingly used private services at their own expense. LGBTI rights were overlooked and “transsexuality” was declared a “mental disorder”. Only therapeutic abortion was legal and access to it was inadequate. Lawmakers proposed the elimination of comprehensive sex education. Sexual and gender-based violence remained widespread. Actual and proposed changes to legislation risked impunity for historic crimes against humanity. Authorities continued to expel refugees and migrants, and a resolution made access to visas for Venezuelans and others more difficult.