GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEMEXICOMEASURES"OLYMPIA LAW" - DIGITAL VIOLENCE AND MEDIA VIOLENCE / “LEY OLIMPIA” - VIOLENCIA DIGITAL Y LA VIOLENCIA MEDIáTICA
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"Olympia Law" - digital violence and media violence / “Ley Olimpia” - violencia digital y la violencia mediática
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
Year
2021
Brief Description

In 2021, a set of provisions were added to the General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence and the Federal Penal Code, known as the "Olimpia Law", which define digital violence and media violence as punishable crimes throughout the country, including crimes that violate people's sexual privacy through digital means. This includes the production, dissemination and marketing of sexual intimacy content without the person's consent or through deception. It contemplates penalties of three to six years in prison and financial fines. By 2024, 29 states have incorporated sanctions for digital and media violence into their penal codes.

Original language:

En 2021 se adicionaron un conjunto de disposiciones a la Ley General de Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia y al Código Penal Federal, conocidas como “Ley Olimpia”, que definen la violencia digital y la violencia mediática como delitos sancionables en todo el país y sancionan los delitos que violan la intimidad sexual de las personas a través de medios digitales, esto abarca la producción, difusión y comercialización de contenido de intimidad sexual sin el consentimiento de la persona o mediante el engaño. Contempla sanciones de tres a seis años de prisión y multas económicas. Al 2024, 29 entidades federativas han incorporado en sus códigos penales sanciones para la violencia digital y mediática.

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