Overview

• In early July the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights formally admitted Sandra Mónica Decasper Chacón’s petition, marking the first regional case to address violence vicaria linked to diplomatic immunity.
• An Argentine perimetral restraining order issued in October 2024 protects only Decasper Chacón and does not cover her two children, who cannot leave Argentina without their father’s consent.
• Decasper Chacón alleges physical, psychological, economic and vicaria violence by her ex-husband, former consul Norberto Ariel Martins Mogo, who she says used his diplomatic status to intimidate her and her lawyers.
• In late July she publicly appealed to President Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexico’s Foreign Ministry to secure safe repatriation for her and her children under guaranteed legal protections.
• The Mexican Embassy in Buenos Aires reports it has provided consular assistance, legal referrals and formal complaints since 2024, but enforcing child custody rights and exit permissions remains unresolved.