Mexico Urges Nepal to Decriminalize Consensual Sex Among Minors During UN Human Rights Review

Kathmandu. During the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Mexico suggested that Nepal decriminalize sexual relations between minors under 18 that occur with consent. Information regarding the key recommendations Nepal received during the fourth cycle of the UPR was shared at a workshop organized by the Women, Law and Development Forum (WLD).

Mexico drew attention to the need for such legal reform to prevent adolescent pregnancy and child marriage. At the workshop, lawyers emphasized the need to implement the suggestions given by various countries on the report Nepal submitted in 2025.