Overview

• The National Council of Pueblos Indígenas convened at Los Pinos with delegates from all 70 Indigenous and Afromexican communities to review the legislation’s draft.
• Nationwide assemblies have concluded, marking completion of the law’s community consultation phase.
• The UN human rights office has urged the inclusion of robust consultation and participation mechanisms in the final text.
• The Catholic Church has called for Indigenous peoples to exercise genuine decision-making power over their lands, environment and cultural heritage.
• Indigenous rights defenders continue to face security threats, with at least 68 killed since 2016, underscoring challenges that the new law seeks to address.