Andorra 2025

A total ban on abortion remained in place. Measures to address gender-based violence, including collection of data, were insufficient. The health of transgender people was at risk. Access to affordable housing remained concerning.

Sexual and reproductive rights

A total ban on abortion persisted, violating human rights, including the right to safe abortion care. A cross-border journalistic investigation published in 2025 revealed that an average of 131 women living in Andorra travel to Spain to have an abortion every year.

In April, during an address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the prime minister announced that the government was preparing a proposal to decriminalize abortion by 2027. Under this proposal, however, abortion services would remain unavailable in Andorra and women, girls and people who can become pregnant would continue to be compelled to travel abroad to access the care they need and are entitled to.

Gender-based violence

In November, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) called on Andorra to improve the collection of data on all forms of violence against women, including the nature of the relationship between victim and perpetrator, the type of violence inflicted, and the number of judicial decisions issued. The experts called on the authorities to fully involve women’s rights associations in policies to prevent and combat violence against women.

LGBTI people’s rights

In February, the government announced the publication of long-awaited protocols for the implementation of gender-affirming care, as established in the 2022 health decree. At the end of the year, the protocols remained unavailable, jeopardizing the health and wellbeing of transgender people.

Right to housing

In March, the parliament passed a bill aimed at protecting the right to housing. Although welcomed, the law lacked concrete targets to increase social housing stock. This was despite the fact that access to affordable housing was highlighted as the main public concern in a survey published in July.

Freedom of expression

Defamation laws remained in force, including the criminalization of criticism of the authorities and Andorran institutions, breaching international human rights law.