104.177
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop a national campaign to fight xenophobia and to promote awareness of the human rights of migrants, including on decent work and social protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Labour rights
- Migrants
- Racial discrimination
- Violent extremism and human rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.164
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Fully protect children’s rights, including by preventing child, early and forced marriages and by rising the age of criminal responsibility
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.158
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review the national family law, including to incorporate a clear prohibition of all forms of corporal punishment of children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.153
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the role of the National Institute for Women with sufficient financing and adopt legislation that prevents impunity for violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual abuse
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.152
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt a national action plan for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and ensure the incorporation of the resolution’s provisions into domestic policies on gender equality
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National action plan
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.151
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact a comprehensive law to protect, respect and fulfil women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive rights, and adopt an action plan for its implementation and monitoring
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National action plan
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.130
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement curricula on age-appropriate, comprehensive sexuality education, including information about issues of violence, that is provided throughout schooling
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Human rights education and training
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.87
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Amend the definition of trafficking in persons to include force, fraud and coercion, while removing the requirement of movement from the statutory definition under the criminal code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.85
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Devote further resources to proactively investigating reports of forced adult and child labour in the construction, mining and agriculture sectors and bringing those responsible to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Business and human rights
- Labour rights
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.72
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt legislation and allocate resources to ensure the full independence of the judiciary and the legal profession in accordance with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.62
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact reforms to decrease corruption, improve transparency and accountability and hold to account those security forces responsible for abuses
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Corruption
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.41
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Fully implement Law No. 7 of 2018 aimed at combating any form of discrimination, including against women, children and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.30
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt legal measures that prevent discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.22
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Concretely align the national legislation with international standards by recognizing the competences of the human rights treaty bodies to consider individual complaints
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
104.20
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt an open, merit-based process for selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement the adversarial criminal justice system throughout Panama
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to end lengthy pretrial detention and reduce prison overcrowding, such as by increasing the number of court hearings per week and fully implementing pending reforms to the justice system
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the fight against trafficking in human beings, in particular women, by implementing educational and awareness-raising campaigns and enhancing support measures available to victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase the availability of specialized services for the victims of forced labour and trafficking for sex, in partnership with civil society, including by implementing the dedicated victim assistance fund as required by law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Labour rights
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Explicitly prohibit all corporal punishment of children in all settings, including in the home, and repeal the power to "correct" in the Family Code and the Civil Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase protection for women victims of domestic violence by implementing the existing legislation, investigating and punishing the perpetrators, creating a sufficient number of shelters and providing police protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase efforts to protect the rights of indigenous people and persons of African descent, including by adopting and strengthening tailored programmes to reduce poverty and discrimination among these groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation which prohibits discrimination on all grounds, including on the basis of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bring its legislation into conformity with its commitment to equality and non-discrimination, including by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt a legislative framework to fight racism and discrimination, and implement educational, social and economic public policies to prevent discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Conclude the drafting and adoption of the national preventive mechanism against torture and other ill-treatment in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Bring its national legislation in line with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and, in particular, incorporate the necessary provisions to fully cooperate with the Court when it comes to investigating and prosecuting for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in its national courts
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court into national law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019