A woman human rights defender who raised concerns about women’s rights, including access to abortion, stood trial accused of defamation. A total ban on abortion remained in place.
Human rights defenders
In December, Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, the president of the women’s rights organization Associació Stop Violències, stood trial accused of a “crime against the prestige of the institutions”. The prosecutor’s office brought criminal charges against her in 2020 following her engagement with the CEDAW Committee when she spoke out about the harmful impact of a total ban on abortion in Andorra, and in July requested…
