While the law is an important step, CSOs warn that a key commitment to protect human rights defenders' risks being quietly absorbed into a narrower legislative instrument instead of the dedicated law the Government promised.

Recent tax code changes give authorities the right to verify if a legal entity is located at its registered legal address and the power to suspend transactions on its accounts and e-wallets if not.

Authorities continue to crack down on protesters and journalists, recent amendments do little to reduce restrictions.