According to the CNDH, discrimination is called "a social phenomenon that violates the dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms of people"

Discrimination means giving different treatment to people who are essentially equal and enjoy the same rights; that different treatment generates a disadvantage or restricts a right to whoever receives it.

All people can be discriminated against; however, those who are in a situation of vulnerability or disadvantage, whether due to a social or personal circumstance, are the ones who suffer it to a greater extent.

According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), in Mexico 20.2% of the population aged 18 and over in the country declares having been discriminated against in the last year. Indeed, according to the National Survey on Discrimination, 2017, among indigenous people aged 12 and over, 75% consider that "they are little valued by most people."

Likewise, among indigenous people and speakers of indigenous languages aged 12 and over (around 10 million), 49.3% perceive that their rights are not respected or are little respected..

Similarly, to the question regarding what are the main problems they face, 20.9% mentioned the lack of employment; 16.1% the lack of financial resources; 15.8% the lack of support from the government through social programs; while 14.6% state that they have been discriminated against because of their language or their appearance, with Mexico still being a country that discriminates.