N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen its legal arsenal by acceding to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consolidate poverty reduction programmes, as Panama is on track to meet Millennium Development Goal 1, related to extreme poverty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Draw up an effective and appropriate policy framework and institutional mechanism to fight hunger, food insecurity and inequality in income distribution
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to food
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Give priority to measures that could guarantee access to drinking water for all citizens, including those living in areas that are difficult to access
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to water and sanitation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Address the root causes of child labour by drawing up a cash-foreducation programme or a similar programme that is aimed at reducing poverty and guaranteeing children's right to education, with a specific focus on rural areas and indigenous communities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Labour rights
- Poverty
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee a clearer separation between the State powers and, in particular, take steps to promote the independence of the judiciary, in the conviction that these measures could benefit the fight against corruption and crime
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Corruption
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the ongoing efforts in promoting women's rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to increase the participation of women in politics, including through the implementation of measures on affirmative action or quotas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the equal treatment and non-discrimination of all children, irrespective of their ethnicity, including equal opportunity to access education at the same level
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify its efforts to deal with discrimination to ensure that indigenous peoples and people of African descent fully enjoy economic, social and cultural rights, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- Indigenous peoples
- International instruments
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure equal access to the enjoyment of rights such as education, health, political participation, access to justice and integration into the labour market for indigenous and Afro-descendant populations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Justice
- Labour rights
- Minority rights
- Right to education
- Right to health
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take all necessary measures, including awareness-raising and education, as well as legislative measures, to eliminate discrimination against Afro-Panamanian people
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt public policies aimed at the full integration of persons of African descent that incorporate measures to prevent stigmatization, racial discrimination and xenophobia
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take appropriate measures to end illegal child labour, not least concerning indigenous children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue with the efforts to combat violence against women through increased institutional coordination permitting the effective punishment of crimes of violence against women and comprehensive assistance to women victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt measures to guarantee the independence of the judiciary
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures to prevent the murder of women by their partners, prosecute perpetrators and improve awareness of the issue
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take additional measures to protect victims of domestic violence through effective implementation of its legislation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue taking all necessary measures to incorporate the rights of disabled persons in all aspects of public policies, including by strengthening the national secretariat for persons with disabilities to standardize protocols and guidelines for the implementation of rehabilitation services at the national level
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
104.109
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the scope and impact of primary care and comprehensive health programmes and provide free services for additional illnesses and populations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
104.122
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Address the root causes of gender discrimination and stereotypical gender roles in the field of education
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
104.127
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take specific measures to fight against school dropout among young boys in rural areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
104.119
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Redouble efforts in facilitating access to education, especially for indigenous children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
104.141
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Combat the increase in gender-based violence through legal assistance, guarantee access to justice for women and reduce impunity in those cases
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Access to justice
- Gender-based violence
- Women's rights
104.139
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up efforts in undertaking the prompt and impartial investigation and prosecution of cases on violence against women and children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
104.147
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the protection of women against sexual and gender-based violence, including by applying the existing respective legal instruments, by prosecuting and, if convicted, punishing the perpetrators, by creating an appropriate number of accommodations for survivors of gender-based violence and by ensuring their police protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Impunity
- Women's rights
104.133
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee and increase the participation of women in public and political spheres
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
104.156
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the right to birth registration for children of all minority groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further strengthen its cooperation with the special procedures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Provide adequate funding and staffing for the Women's National Institute and 29 other institutional offices to design and promote equal opportunities for women and their organizations, to ensure their optimal functioning
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights