Mexico - November 2025

On 12 November, President Claudia Sheinbaum presented an executive plan to combat sexual abuse. The plan, which would require some legislative changes, includes: standardizing the legal definition of sexual abuse as a serious crime; strengthening mechanisms to encourage women to report cases; enhancing training for prosecutors and public officials; and launching public awareness campaigns aimed at driving cultural change. During the announcement, President Sheinbaum referenced her own recent experience, in which a man groped her while she was speaking with citizens on the street—an incident that intensified public outrage over the country’s high rates of sexual and gender-based violence.

Sources: Gobierno de Mexico, El Pais, The Guardian