Transphobic discrimination at INCOFER railway station.
2026 April 7
A trans woman filed an amparo (constitutional protection) before Costa Rica's Sala IV after being a victim of transphobic discrimination at the Estación del Atlántico, operated by the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER).
Security personnel denied her access to the women's bathroom and ordered her to use the men's. When she presented her valid national ID issued by the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, staff arbitrarily claimed the document was "not valid" for the institution. Her explanations about medical needs related to hormone therapy were ignored.
The legal action invokes Articles 33 and 40 of the Costa Rican Constitution and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Opinion OC-24/17 on gender identity recognition. She requested immediate provisional measures and structural changes including protocol implementation and staff training.