6th August 2026
- Strengthen the implementation of Uruguay’s Comprehensive Law on Gender-Based Violence against Women (Law No. 19,580) by ensuring adequate resources and expanding access to specialised services across the country.
- Reduce territorial disparities in access to specialised services by expanding their coverage.
- Improve investigations and prosecutions through timely proceedings, effective evidence collection and consistent application of protocols.
- Provide mandatory, continuous training for justice professionals on gender, intersectionality and human rights.
- Improve coordination, monitoring and accountability across justice, health and social protection institutions.
- Align the Criminal Code with international human rights standards by adopting consent-based definitions of sexual offences, repealing the discriminatory offence of estupro, and removing limitation periods for sexual offences against children and adolescents.
- Ensure that legislative reforms concerning gender-based violence respect the principle of non-retrogression, preserving the safeguards and protection mechanisms established under Law No. 19,580 and promoting evidence-based reform processes that are consistent with international human rights standards.