Overview
- The Supreme Court, led by Minister Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, declared that any non-consensual physical contact constitutes violence that violates dignity and rights.
- The statement came about 24 hours after media reports alleged a sexual aggression against President Claudia Sheinbaum.
- The court urged the denunciation of attacks and expressed its strongest rejection of violence against women, girls, and adolescents.
- It said eliminating gender violence must be a priority of the state to ensure substantive equality and full exercise of human rights.
- Senate leaders announced plans to convene commissions to harmonize laws nationwide, including classifying sexual abuse as a serious crime and revising equality and violence statutes.