Overview
- Mexican Senate president Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez filed an initiative to reform the Federal Criminal Code so sexual abuse is prosecuted ex officio, carrying three to seven years in prison and higher fines, and the proposal was sent to committees for review.
- The federal Plan Integral reported progress toward harmonizing the sexual‑abuse offense across all 32 states, with initiatives entered in 22 and presented in 10 more, and it would mandate reeducation workshops for offenders alongside the proposed 3–7 year penalties.
- The Foreign Ministry unveiled an updated Consular Attention Protocol for victims of gender‑based violence, adding a human‑rights tool kit, guidance for remote or emergency care, and expanded coverage of digital abuse, which UN Women said should strengthen consular support.
- Thousands marched in Mexico City and other locations on 25 November to demand an end to femicides, justice for victims and the cessation of protest criminalization, as organizers also criticized institutional delays and revictimization.
- Recent figures cited in coverage underscore the scale of the problem, including Mexico’s survey showing 70.1% of women 15+ have suffered violence and 49.7% sexual violence, SESNSP data of over 4,700 women attacked in Baja California this year with 36 femicides, and Peru’s 119 femicides from January to October.