Q COSTA RICA — The Judiciary registered a total of 28,104 requests for protection orders related to domestic violence during the first six months of 2026. The situation also includes cases of sexual violence and femicides, violent deaths of women. During the first quarter of 2025, the Public Prosecutor’s Office registered 3,260 victims of sexual violence. The academics advocated for the use of concepts developed by various disciplines to understand the causes and manifestations of violence against women. “Violence against women is widely documented by scientific evidence and national statistics.