GENOCIDE  WATCH

Costa Rica is historically regarded as one of Latin America's strongest countries in terms of defending human rights and political stability. Over the past few years, however, several trends have drawn concern from United Nations (UN) agencies and regional human rights groups, such as strain on migrants and refugees, a rollback of protections for the LGBTQ+ community, a sharp rise in gender-based violence against women, an organized-crime crisis, and a decline in freedom of press under former President Rodrigo Chaves.