Summary
The enabling environment for civil society in Argentina has continued to deteriorate steadily during the first half of 2026. Developments during this period confirm and reinforce the trend that began in December 2023: the La Libertad Avanza government is continuing a process of institutional dismantling, withdrawal from multilateral bodies and restriction of civic space that is unprecedented in the country’s recent democratic history. With the decline in international cooperation, the lack of access to funding is a priority issue for civil society organisations.
The most significant milestones of this period include the formal withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2026; the observations of the CEDAW Committee, issued in February 2026, which document systematic setbacks in the rights of women and people with diverse identities; the introduction of a bill to amend the University Funding Act against a backdrop of judicial non-compliance with current regulations; provincial measures in Misiones that increased the bureaucratic requirements on CSOs to the point of jeopardising their institutional survival; and the tabling of a “Law on Transparency and Disclosure of Interests” which risked being used as a tool for selective persecution against civil society, and which was halted by coordinated mobilisation by the sector.
With the mid-term electoral victory in October 2025, the ruling party consolidated its legislative capacity, which suggests a continuation — and possible intensification — of these trends in the second half of its term.
