N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
After the signature of OPCAT last September, the Government had the intention of ratifying it in the near future. In addition, the Cabinet was positively considering the possibility of adhering to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The Government was also prepared to consider adhering to the ILO Convention No. 169, on indigenous and tribal peoples
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Detention
- Enforced disappearances
- Indigenous peoples
- International instruments
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Standing invitation to special procedures: the Government was considering with interest the possibility of extending a standing invitation to the special procedures in the near future.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Special procedures
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Universal periodic review follow-up: the inter-institutional commission created to prepare the universal periodic review national report would become a permanent body to follow up on the recommendations resulting from the review. The Ombudsman would participate in the commission, and civil society would be consulted. Civil society organizations could even become members of the commission
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Civil society
- National Human Rights Institution
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Panama makes a voluntary commitment to obtaining approval for the following pending tasks before the second review cycle midterm implementation assessment: Make the minimum age of marriage the same for both men and women, Establish a national mechanism for the prevention of torture, Adopt a law establishing a comprehensive child protection system, and Set up a shelter for victims of trafficking in persons which will provide basic services such as accommodation, food and health care, as well as specialized interdisciplinary assistance.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- General
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Persons with disabilities constitute one of the country's vulnerable populations. Apart from the first national survey on the prevalence of disability (PENDIS) 2005-2006, no more up-to-date information is available. However, the State reiterates its firm commitment to conducting research that will produce new statistical data and that will inform the development of public policies in that area.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Panama reiterates its commitment to consulting with disabled persons' organizations and will strengthen the technical and administrative measures in place to ensure the full exercise of this right.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
On the issue of trafficking, measures had been taken to ensure the adequate care of victims in the context of judicial proceedings. Also, the number of specialized trainings had increased for staff in the police, the prosecutors' offices, the judiciary, the migration office and the health and education ministries. The delegation committed itself to the prompt adoption of the regulation implementing Law 79/2011, to the provision of a budget to the National Commission against Trafficking in Persons and to the building of a shelter for victims of human trafficking, in accordance with international standards
- Recommending State
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Regarding refugees, the National Assembly passed Law 74/2013 permitting refugees to apply for residence after three years of living on Panamanian soil. The Government has also improved the process for determining refugee status so that it is in accordance with international standards. In addition, the delegation committed itself to the prompt adoption of a decree regulating the mechanism to determine statelessness.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Asylum-seekers - refugees
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Panama has committed itself to generating statistics on the situation of persons with disabilities, to guide the drafting of public policies. The delegation also detailed a number of additional measures to ensure respect for the rights of persons with disabilities.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government was also committed to adopting a law to professionalize the prison service
- Recommending State
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- Detention
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider the ratification of international human rights instruments to which it is not yet a party
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying, signing or adhering to, as appropriate, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Enforced disappearances
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization - ILO -
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts to harmonize its normative framework with its international human rights obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Other
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee its continued compliance with its domestic and international obligations on the legal prohibition of the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Better deploy resources, including manpower, to enhance the capacity of the Office of the Ombudsman
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify programmes aimed at fighting criminality and ensuring respect for human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Public security
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Build on its ongoing engagement with labour and civil society leaders, and undertake a consultative process to review and adjust legislation to ensure the protection of the human rights of its workers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Labour rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Undertake a participatory and inclusive process with civil society organizations, including indigenous peoples, in the implementation of the universal periodic review recommendations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Indigenous peoples
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider incorporating strategies for human rights education and training in its educational policies
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider extending a standing invitation to all special procedures of the Human Rights Council
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Special procedures
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
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
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider the possibility of inviting the Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations concerning access to drinking water and sanitation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to water and sanitation
- Special procedures
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
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
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue and further develop public policies and programmes to enhance the inclusion of Afro-Panamanians in all aspects of life in Panama
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete and practical normative and institutional measures to guarantee the rights of Afro-Panamanians
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue working on the design and implementation of programmes to promote the rights of specific groups, such as the project entitled - Policy and plan to fully integrate the Afro-Panamanian population -
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt additional measures to provide security staff and penal and judicial personnel with training on human rights, particularly concerning priority areas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019