(Mexico City) – Mexico ’s Senate should amend legislation approved by the Chamber of Deputies on October 20, 2026, to ensure that people with disabilities can appoint supporters to make legal decisions by April 1, 2027, as originally planned, Human Rights Watch said today. The current legislation would postpone the deadline for implementing the National Code of Civil and Family Procedures, which requires these appointments, to July 1, 2031.

The code, adopted in June 2023, introduced reforms to improve access to justice and guarantee the right of people with disabilities throughout Mexico to make legally recognized decisions. However, implementation has lagged.…