Amnesty Slams Andorra on Abortion Ban, Housing, GBV in 2025 Report

Amnesty International's latest annual report on global human rights has highlighted several ongoing challenges in Andorra during 2025, covering areas such as sexual and reproductive rights, gender-based violence, transgender health care, housing access, and freedom of expression.

The report criticizes Andorra's total ban on abortion, which the organization views as inconsistent with international human rights standards. It cites a 2025 journalistic investigation showing that an average of 131 resident women travel to Spain each year to end their pregnancies. Although the government announced an April proposal to decriminalize the procedure by 2027, Amnesty notes this would not provide services within Andorra, leaving women reliant on travel abroad.

On housing, the organization acknowledges a new law approved by the General Council in March to protect the right but points out its failure to include specific steps to expand social housing stock. This gap stands in contrast to a July survey identifying affordable housing access as the public's top concern.

Regarding gender-based violence, the report references GREVIO, the Council of Europe's expert group, which urges Andorra to improve data collection on all forms of violence against women—including details on victim-perpetrator relationships, violence types, and judicial outcomes—and to involve women's rights groups more in policy development. Current measures, it argues, fall short of comprehensive coverage.

For LGBTI rights, particularly transgender people, Amnesty flags the absence of gender-affirming care protocols by year's end, despite government announcements. This delay, the report states, risks the health and well-being of the group.

The document also objects to existing defamation laws that criminalize criticism of authorities and institutions, deeming them a violation of international freedom of expression standards.

Overall, Amnesty recognizes some legislative progress but calls on Andorra to address these significant gaps for full rights protection.