Human Rights

'Who are we to judge' An Interview with the First Lady

The first lady of Panama, Lorena Castillo de Varela was interviewed by La Prensa in the wake of her participation in the ...

Varela inaugurates Human Rights Commission

Tuesday November 29th, President Juan Carlos Varela inaugurated the session of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights that is being held in ...

Migrants stuck at Albrook bus terminal

Currently there are about 100 to 200 African migrants occupying the Albrook bus terminal. Benjamín Solís, the terminal's head of operations, explains ...

UN Human Rights Office to be Established in Panama

On Monday February 29th The government of Panama signed a United Nations memorandum to install a Latin American office for the ...

Panama Elected as UN Human Rights Council Member

Yesterday, October 28 2015, Panama was one of 18 members elected to the United Nations Humans Rights Council. This is the first time Panama has been elected to the council, ...