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Summary: This report summarises hearings on children's rights in Panama held by the Inter-American Commission, reports by the Commission's Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child, and cases brought to the Commission and Court.
Panama is a member of the Organization of American States (OAS). The Inter-American Commission is an autonomous body of the OAS which monitors Member States' compliance with their obligations under regional human rights conventions. Regional instruments ratified Panama ratified the American Convention on Human Rights in 1978. Search CRIN's ratifications table to find other regional instruments to which Panama is a party. _____________________________________________ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearings - Country visits by the Commission's Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child Special Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child Expresses Concern for the Situation of Children (8 June 2001) Go to Part E Commission reports on Panama - Inter-American Commission: cases - _____________________________________________ Inter-American Court of Human Rights Panama has accepted the contentious jurisdiction of the Court. Children's rights cases brought before the Court against Panama No cases have been brought concerning children's rights to date.
The IACHR indicated its ongoing concern over the situation of children in the Hemisphere. It should be noted that, despite the fact that the Panamanian State has signed and ratified ILO Agreement 138, the IACHR has received several reports regarding the existence of child labor, in particular among indigenous children, who harvest sugar cane and coffee, and that oversight measures on the part of government entities are ineffective.