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Viewing cable 06PANAMA380, PANAMA 2006 TIP REPORT
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DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN GREG SCHIFFER, G/TIP RACHEL OWEN, G,
INL, DRL, PRM, IWI, WHA/PPC
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
SUBJECT: PANAMA 2006 TIP REPORT
REF: A. 06 STATE 03836
¶B. 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR PANAMA
¶C. 05 PANAMA 00608
¶D. 05 PANAMA 00959
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SUMMARY
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¶1. (SBU) During 2005 Panama continued its anti-TIP efforts
and enforcement of Law 16, the anti-TIP legislation enacted
in 2004. Embassy believes trafficking in Panama is
overwhelmingly internal to the country and limited in scale.
Panama worked closely with the International Labor
Organization (ILO) to reduce trafficking. ILO produced books
and pamphlets to educate the public on sexual exploitation
and trafficking and the criminal penalties against them in
Panama. ILO also provided instructional pamphlets for
Panamanian migration officials on how to recognize
trafficking victims. As a result of anti-TIP training
provided by the U.S. Department of Justice for Panamanian
judges, police, and attorneys, Panama has developed an
Anti-TIP manual to aid their efforts against trafficking.
The prosecutor's office responsible for TIP has asked the
Embassy to arrange additional training. In December 2005,
Panama received funding through the Embassy to renovate an
existing TIP shelter, provide training for victim's
assistance, and construct a new shelter for TIP victims. A
foreign national who owns a club with female dancers was
arrested and charged with procurement in May 2005. Although
free on $15,000 bail, he remains under investigation and is
not allowed to leave Panama. The Government of Panama (GOP)
continues its investigation of several Panamanian National
Police (PNP) officers arrested in March 2005 for sexual abuse
of minors in Darien Province. The "alternadora" visa for
prostitutes remains legal, sometimes making TIP
investigations difficult. The Attorney General, Ministry of
Social Development, and Judicial Technical Police Sex Crimes
Unit are committed to stopping TIP but lack of funding often
limits their efforts. The Attorney General also has vowed to
eliminate the "alternadora" visa. End summary.
¶2. (SBU) In accordance with Reftel A, Panama is pleased to
submit its 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.
(U) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or
destination for international trafficked men, women, or
children? Specify numbers for each group; how they were
trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the
trafficking occur within the country's borders?
(SBU) Embassy believes internal (verses international)
trafficking is by far the most serious problem in Panama.
The Embassy still estimates that approximately 125-375
children (both boys and girls), 75-125 women, and 0 men are
trafficked in Panama. 95% of these persons are trafficked
internally. International trafficking involves an estimated
10-25 persons per year in Panama. Several hundred Colombian
women and a small number from the Dominican Republic come to
Panama each year to work legally as prostitutes using
"alternadora" visas. Panamanian consular officers have also
assisted Panamanian citizens in Jamaica, Guatemala, and
Mexico who were victims of trafficking.
¶3. (U) Does it occur in territory outside of the
government's control (e.g. in a civil war situation)?
(SBU) The Darien province, a remote undeveloped region of
Panama where the government has limited presence, has a high
incidence of commercial sexual exploitation of children. The
Darien province also contains semiautonomous indigenous areas
where there are rumors of indigenous leaders offering
indigenous girls for prostitution.
¶4. (U) Are any estimates or reliable numbers available as to
the extent or magnitude of the problem? Please include any
numbers of victims. What is (are) the source(s) of available
information on trafficking in persons or what plans are in
place (if any) to undertake documentation of trafficking?
How reliable are the numbers and these sources? Are certain
groups of persons more at risk of being trafficked (e.g.
women and children, boys versus girls, certain ethnic groups,
refugees, etc.)?
(SBU) Please see paragraph two for estimated numbers of
trafficking victims in Pamama. GOP has provided the Embassy
with reliable statistics on arrests and prosecutions for TIP.
The GOP also tracks arrests and deportation of illegal
foreign prostitutes. As of December 2005, the GOP reported
investigating seven cases of sexual trafficking, eleven cases
of child pornography, and six cases of pimping. The
International Labor Organization (ILO) publishes an annual
report on sexual exploitation of children in Panama that is
also considered a reliable source of information. The arrest
in March 2005 of four high-ranking police officers in the
Darien province for sexual abuse of minors was widely
reported in the media. Based on statistics provided by the
GOP and ILO/IPEC reports, female children are more at risk
for trafficking than other groups.
¶5. (U) Please provide a general overview of the trafficking
situation in the country and any changes since the last TIP
Report (e.g. changes in direction). Also briefly explain the
political will to address trafficking in persons. Other
items to address may include: What kind of conditions are
the victims trafficked into? Which populations are targeted
by the traffickers? Who are the traffickers? What methods
are used to approach victims? (Are they offered lucrative
jobs, sold by their families, approached by friends of
friends, etc.?) What methods are used to move the victims
(e.g., are false documents being used?).
(SBU) Probably 200-300 Panamanian women and children annually
are trafficked into massage parlors and dancing
establishments that also serve as brothels. Some women work
in the streets as prostitutes. Children trafficked for
sexual exploitation are trafficked primarily in Panama City.
Some of these children come from the remote Darien province
to Panama City. Child domestic laborers are transported
from the rural western provinces of Panama and work in
households in the capital, Panama City. ILO studies also
show women trafficked for sexual purposes have been offered
opportunities to work as dancers in night clubs, accompany
tourists to other countries, work as models, or to give
massages. The majority of Colombian woman who work as
prostitutes do so willingly using the alternadora visa and
are not trafficking victims.
(SBU) Panama has the political will to tackle the problem but
it is an issue that has only been addressed within the last
two years and will require more time to eradicate. Panama
enacted strong anti-TIP legislation in 2004 and a number of
persons and agencies within the Government of Panama (GOP)
are strongly committed to stopping trafficking. More funding
and training for police and other agencies is needed to
effectively counter TIP in Panama. Since the Panamanian
court system needs on average two years to try and convict a
case, no convictions under the 2004 Anti-Tip law have
occurred. In March 2006, Panama will begin the trafficking
prosecution of the owner of a bar that employed Colombian
prostitutes. A conviction under the 2004 law would show a
strong commitment to stopping TIP in Panama. The 2004
anti-TIP legislation called for a special tax on the rental,
sale, and viewing of adult movies along with an airport
departure tax to fund anti-TIP programs run by the National
Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Crimes (CONAPREDES).
However, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has
questioned the legality of this tax and no funds have been
collected for CONAPREDES. The lack of funding makes it
difficult to conduct investigations and prosecute persons
involved in TIP. Also, the GOP reinstated the alternadora
visa for prostitutes in 2005 despite the Attorney General's
opposition. Since prostitution has been legal in Panama for
many years there is resistance to eliminating what has become
a source of business revenue. ILO reports cite traditional
beliefs in Panama and other Central American countries that
masculinity is tied to sexual activity, especially with young
women. Citizens of most countries in the region - with the
exception of Ecuador, Peru, and the Dominican Republic - do
not require visas prior to traveling to Panama, making it
relatively easy for the few international trafficking cases
that the Embassy estimates to occur to enter Panama using
normal transportation.
¶6. (U) What are the limitations on the government's ability
to address this problem in practice? For example, is funding
for police or other institutions inadequate? Is overall
corruption a problem? Does the government lack the resources
to aid victims?
(SBU) The Government of Panama (GOP) has not adequately
funded anti-TIP programs. Two examples of this lack of
funding include the failure to approve a tax measure to fund
CONAPREDES and the Public Ministry's lack of a specific
budget for anti-TIP programs. The Judicial Technical Police
(PTJ) Sex Crimes Unit works in a very crowded office that
offers little privacy to interview victims. The Sex Crimes
Unit also lacks funding for training, cars, computers, and
aid to victims. Many of the anti-TIP resources are
concentrated in or near the capital Panama City.
¶7. (U) To what extent does the government systematically
monitor its anti-trafficking efforts (on all fronts --
prosecution, prevention and victim protection) and
periodically make available, publicly or privately and
directly or through regional/international organizations, its
assessments of these anti-trafficking efforts?
(SBU) Throughout the year, the GOP provided the Embassy with
information on arrests and prosecutions for trafficking. At
the end of 2005, the GOP published a report with detailed
statistics on arrests for sexual trafficking, pimping, sexual
tourism, and pornography with minors. The National
Commission for the Prevention of Sexual Crimes (CONAPREDES)
held bi-monthly meetings to review all trafficking cases and
further develop policies to eliminate TIP in Panama. The GOP
fully cooperated with the Embassy in scheduling visits to
officials involved in anti-TIP work during the preparation of
the Human Rights Report, Trafficking in Persons Report, and a
visit to Panama by G/TIP.
¶8. PREVENTION:
¶A. (U) Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a
problem in that country? If no, why not?
(SBU) The GOP is aware of its trafficking problem and has
enacted appropriate legislation. Several GOP officials -
most notably the Attorney General and the TIP prosecutors -
are strongly committed to enforcing the legislation. The
lack of resources devoted to anti-TIP programs limits
Panama,s enforcement, investigation, and prosecution
efforts.
¶B. (U) Which government agencies are involved in anti-
trafficking efforts and which agency, if any, has the lead?
(SBU) The Attorney General is the President of CONAPREDES
which is responsible for Panama,s overall anti-TIP policy.
CONAPREDES meets bimonthly to coordinate Anti-TIP policy.
Other members of CONAPREDES include the Minister of Social
Development (MIDES), Minister of Government and Justice
(MOGJ), Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF), Minister of
Health, Minister of Education, the President of the Child and
Adolescent Courts, the Director of the Judicial Technical
Police, the Ombudsman's Office, a representative of the
National Network of Children and Adolescents, and a
representative of the National Bar Association. MOGJ
develops policies to reduce TIP, MIDES provides victim's
protection and services, and the PTJ investigates and arrests
persons involved in trafficking through their Sex Crimes
Unit. The Public Ministry also has three prosecutors
assigned to TIP cases.
¶C. (U) Are there, or have there been, government-run anti-
trafficking information or education campaigns? If so,
briefly describe the campaign(s), including their objectives
and effectiveness. Do these campaigns target potential
trafficking victims and/or the demand for trafficking (e.g.
"clients" of prostitutes or beneficiaries of forced labor).
(SBU) CONAPREDES and the National Council of Reporters
sponsored a campaign of radio and television commercials,
posters, and newspaper ads dealing with commercial sexual
exploitation of minors. One of the television ads showed a
man being arrested at his dinner table in front of his family
for having paid for sexual relations with a minor. The
campaign has a definite shock value and was clearly targeted
at businessmen who frequent "Gentlemen's Clubs" where
prostitutes are readily available. The GOP in conjunction
with the International Labor Organization (ILO) has produced
a series of small books and pamphlets on sexual exploitation
and trafficking. A public march took place on November 18,
2005 as part of the International Day to Eliminate Violence
against Women. CONAPREDES also developed handouts about
commercial sexual exploitation. These campaigns were aimed
at the demand for trafficking victims.
¶D. (U) Does the government support other programs to prevent
trafficking? (e.g., to promote women's participation in
economic decision-making or efforts to keep children in
school.) Please explain.
(SBU) The GOP sponsored several programs through the Ministry
of Social development (MIDES) to reduce child labor, increase
HIV awareness, and combat violence against women. The GOP
received assistance from the UNHCR in assisting refugees in
the Darien to develop income producing projects. Casa
Esperanza, an NGO, operated education programs for the
children of migrant workers to attend school. The GOP,
ILO/OIT, and Casa Esperanza also conducted a campaign to stop
child labor in Panama. UNICEF also provided Panama with maps
showing the most common used routes used by traffickers of
children in Panama.
¶F. (U) What is the relationship between government
officials, NGOs, other relevant organizations and other
elements of civil society on the trafficking issue?
(SBU) The GOP has worked closely with ILO, the International
Organization for Migration (IOM), and the U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ) to provide training and education on TIP to
government officials, members of the media, and the general
public in Panama. In March, DOJ provided training to a group
of Panamanian attorneys, judges, and police on TIP. In May,
ILO held a workshop for 40 media representatives to educate
them on trafficking and the importance of protecting the
identity of victims. In July, IOM sponsored a seminar on
trafficking in persons for representatives of the Public
Ministry, CONAPREDES, and TIP prosecutors. Casa Esperanza,
an NGO that works to eliminate child labor in Panama and aid
at-risk children, sponsors an annual gala fund-raiser
attended by many socially prominent Panamanians
¶G. (U) Does it monitor immigration and emigration patterns
for evidence of trafficking? Do law enforcement agencies
screen for potential trafficking victims along borders?
(SBU) Panama,s Immigration Directorate increased its efforts
to stop the flow of illegal immigrants to and through Panama.
The operations manual used by all Panamanian Public Forces
contains instructions on identifying potential trafficking
victims. The Ministry of Government and Justice (MOGJ) began
planning to reorganize a portion of the Panamanian National
Police (PNP) into a dedicated border security force to
further counter illegal migration. DHS/ICE works closely
with Panamanian Immigration on detection and investigation of
alien smuggling and TIP.
¶H. (U) Is there a mechanism for coordination and
communication between various agencies, internal,
international, and multilateral on trafficking-related
matters, such as a multi- agency working group or a task
force? Does the government have a trafficking in persons
working group or single point of contact? Does the
government have a public corruption task force?
(SBU) Panama,s 2004 anti-TIP law (commonly referred to as
Law 16) created the National Commission for the Prevention of
Sex Crimes or CONAPREDES. CONAPREDES meets bimonthly to
coordinate national policy on combating TIP. CONAPREDES has
representatives from the principal government agencies in
Panama to include the Attorney General,s office, the
Panamanian National Police, the Ministry of Labor, the
Ministry of Social Development, and the Ministry of Health.
The Attorney General,s Office has an anti-corruption
prosecutor. The Ministry of Economics and Finance has a
special auditing division. The National Council for
Transparency is headed by a Vice Minister for Anti-Corruption.
¶J. (U) Does the government have a national plan of action to
address trafficking in persons? If so, which agencies were
involved in developing it? Were NGOs consulted in the
process? What steps has the government taken to disseminate
the action plan?
(SBU) Panama,s national plan of action to combat TIP is
based on public law and operating instructions for all
Panamanian Public Forces. Panama,s anti-TIP law provides
instructions for prevention and prosecution of TIP and also
contains provisions for victim's protection. All branches of
the GOP to include the National Police, Ministry of Health,
Ministry of Social development, and the Attorney General,s
office worked to develop Law 16. Casa Esperanza and Hogar
Malambo (NGOs serving abused children) and churches in Panama
were consulted during the development of this legislation.
The GOP has developed an Anti-TIP Operations Manual for
police, judges, and prosecutors. The GOP distributed copies
of this manual to all the appropriate agencies.
¶9. (U) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS:
For questions A-D, posts should highlight in particular
whether or not the country has enacted any new legislation
since the last TIP report.
¶A. (U) Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting
trafficking in persons - both trafficking for sexual
exploitation and trafficking for non-sexual purposes (e.g.
forced labor)? If so, what is the law? Does the law(s) cover
both internal and external (transnational) forms of
trafficking? If not, under what other laws can traffickers be
prosecuted? For example, are there laws against slavery or
the exploitation of prostitution by means of coercion or
fraud? Are these other laws being used in trafficking cases?
Are these laws, taken together, adequate to cover the full
scope of trafficking in persons? Please provide a full
inventory of trafficking laws, including civil penalties,
(e.g., civil forfeiture laws and laws against illegal debt).
(SBU) The March 2004 anti-TIP law modified the penal code by
adding an additional chapter (Book II, Title VI, Chapter IV,
Sections 231-231(I)) that created the specific crimes of
sexual trafficking, sexual tourism, and pornography with
minors. The March 2004 anti-TIP law also toughened Penal
Code provisions for corruption of minors, commercial sexual
exploitation of adults and minors, and pimping (Book II,
Title VI, V Chapter III, Sections 226-230).
(SBU) Sections 310 and 310-A of the Penal Code Book II, Title
IX, Chapter III also make it a punishable crime to be part of
an international drug or people trafficking ring or to
smuggle people with their consent in contravention of
immigration laws. Section 310 also provides for penalties
for violations of human rights under international
conventions signed by Panama, but the Supreme Court has
declared this provision unconstitutional. In practice,
sections 310 and 310-A are applied in cases of international
human smuggling. Article 215D of the penal code penalizes
the use or inducement of minors for pornography or immoral,
prohibited, dangerous, or unhealthy work. Penal Code Book
II, Title II, Chapter III Sections 151 and 152 criminalizes
depriving a person of liberty.
(SBU) These laws cover the full range of TIP crimes but the
GOP continues its efforts to improve the anti-trafficking
laws. During 2006, new provisions to the Panamanian
Migratory Law will be proposed. These proposals include:
- Sanctions for those persons who facilitate or promote
the entrance into Panama of foreigners that work in
commercial sexual activities.
- Prohibiting the entrance or transit through Panama of
traffickers or persons who have trafficked persons, as well
as persons who have been registered for committing crimes
related to trafficking and sexual exploitation.
- The abolishment of the alternadora visa for sex
workers.
¶B. (U) What are the penalties for traffickers of people for
sexual exploitation? For traffickers of people for labor
exploitation?
(SBU) Section 228 penalizes sexual exploitation with 4-6
years of prison and 8-10 years of prison when the victim is a
minor. Section 231 penalizes sexual trafficking with 5-8
years of prison and 8-10 years when the victim is a minor.
Section 310 sets the penalty at 10-15 years of prison and
Section 310-A sets it at 5-10 years. Sections 151-152
provide for 6 months to 6 years imprisonment. Section 215D
provides for 2-6 years imprisonment.
¶C. (U) What are the penalties for rape or forcible sexual
assault? How do they compare to the penalty for sex
trafficking?
(SBU) Under Penal Code Book II, Title VI, Chapter I Sections
216-218, rape is punishable by 3 to 10 years in prison.
Under section 219, statutory rape with a minor age 14-18 is
punishable by 1-6 years in prison. The penalties for rape in
some cases are less than those for trafficking.
¶D. (U) Is prostitution legalized or decriminalized?
Specifically, are the activities of the prostitute
criminalized? Are the activities of the brothel
owner/operator, clients, pimps, and enforcers criminalized?
Are these laws enforced? If prostitution is legal and
regulated, what is the legal minimum age for this activity?
Note that in many countries with federalist systems,
prostitution laws may be covered by state, local, and
provincial authorities.
(SBU) Prostitution is legalized and regulated. The minimum
age to work as a prostitute is 18.
¶E. (U) Has the Government prosecuted any cases against
traffickers? If so, provide numbers of investigations,
prosecutions, convictions, and sentences, including details
on plea bargains and fines, if relevant and available. Are
the traffickers serving the time sentenced: If no, why not?
Please indicate whether the government can provide this
information, and if not, why not? (Note: complete answers
to this section are essential. End Note)
(SBU) In 2005, the GOP investigated seven cases of
trafficking and made six arrests. As of the date of this
report, two of the cases remain under investigation, three
are awaiting trial, and the charges were dropped in one of
the cases. An owner of a massage parlor will have his
preliminary court hearing on trafficking charges in March
¶2006.
¶F. (U) Is there any information or reports of who is behind
the trafficking? For example, are the traffickers freelance
operators, small crime groups, and/or large international
organized crime syndicates? Are employment, travel, and
tourism agencies or marriage brokers fronting for traffickers
or crime groups to traffic individuals? Are government
officials involved? Are there any reports of where profits
from trafficking in persons are being channeled? (e.g. armed
groups, terrorist organizations, judges, banks, etc.)
(SBU) Independent dance clubs, massage parlor owners, brothel
owners, and persons with ties to the drug trade are behind
Panama's internal trafficking problem. Most profits appear
to go directly to traffickers. GOP investigators report that
taxi drivers look for customers for child sexual exploitation
in Panama City. The Darien prosecutor suspects an indigenous
leader may be involved in trafficking indigenous girls. The
Darien prosecutor also links commercial sexual exploitation
to drug traffickers. There are no indications that
employment, travel, tourism, marriage brokers, or government
officials are involved in trafficking.
¶G. (U) Does the government actively investigate cases of
trafficking? (Again, the focus should be on trafficking
cases versus migrant smuggling cases.) Does the government
use active investigative techniques in trafficking in persons
investigations? To the extent possible under domestic law,
are techniques such as electronic surveillance, undercover
operations, and mitigated punishment or immunity for
cooperating suspects used by the government? Does the
criminal procedure code or other laws prohibit the police
from engaging in covert operations?
(SBU) The government actively investigates cases of
trafficking. The anti-TIP law allows cases to be
automatically investigated without a formal complaint. The
March 2004 anti-TIP law provides for use of wiretaps,
monitoring of emails and internet use, and undercover
operations in appropriate cases. Lack of police resources
limits the ability of the police to carry out undercover and
wiretapping operations. A Public Ministry official told of a
prosecutor in a small town using his personal vehicle to try
to investigate trafficking. Many people in the town
recognize the vehicle, making it impossible to do effective
investigations. The PTJ Sex Crimes Unit has 20 officers but
only three are assigned to investigate TIP.
¶H. (U) Does the government provide any specialized training
for government officials in how to recognize, investigate,
and prosecute instances of trafficking?
(SBU) In 2005 the GOP conducted a series of training events
for GOP Officials who deal with TIP:
In March, the United States Department of Justice
provided anti-TIP training to a group of Panamanian
attorneys, judges, and police. An outcome of this conference
was the publishing of the first anti-TIP manual for police,
prosecutors, and judges.
In June, ILO/OIT sponsored a seminar &Commercial
Sexual Exploitation against Minors: New Legislation,
Advances, and Challenges.8
In July, the Ministry of Government and Justice (MOGJ)
in conjunction with IOM held a seminar on TIP for members of
the Public Ministry, the Attorney General, and TIP
prosecutors.
¶I. (U) Does the government cooperate with other governments
in the investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases?
If possible, can post provide the number of cooperative
international investigations on trafficking?
(SBU) Panama is part of several regional initiatives to
develop cooperative anti-TIP measures. A Regional Conference
on Migration in Central America in October 2005 developed a
common format for the exchange of information on TIP cases
among the seven countries in the region. This conference
also agreed to a weekly exchange of information on the use of
false passports to help identify new patterns in regional
TIP. Panama also plans to adopt a UNICEF protocol for the
return of minor TIP victims to their country of origin.
¶J. (U) Does the government extradite persons who are charged
with trafficking in other countries? If so, can post provide
the number of traffickers extradited? Does the government
extradite its own nationals charged with such offenses? If
not, is the government prohibited by law form extraditing its
own nationals? If so, what is the government doing to modify
its laws to permit the extradition of its own nationals?
(SBU) The March 2004 anti-TIP law provides for extradition in
cases of sexual trafficking. However, Panama,s constitution
specifically prohibits the extradition of its own nationals.
The GOP has no plans to amend its constitution.
¶K. (U) Is there evidence of government involvement in or
tolerance of trafficking, on a local or institutional level?
If so, please explain in detail.
(SBU) In March 2005, several members of the Panamanian
National Police (PNP) in Darien Province were arrested on
charges of sexual abuse of minors. These cases still remain
under investigation by the Public Ministry and PNP. See
reftel B C and 2005 HRR.
¶L. (U) If government officials are involved in trafficking,
what steps has the government taken to end such
participation? Have any government officials been prosecuted
for involvement in trafficking or trafficking- related
corruption? Have any been convicted? What actual sentence
was imposed? Please provide specific numbers, if available.
(SBU) The cases of PNP members arrested in Darien Province in
March 2005 remains under investigation. See reftels B C,
2005 HRR.
¶M. (U) If the country has an identified child sex tourism
problem (as source or destination), how many foreign
pedophiles has the government prosecuted or
deported/extradited to their country of origin? Does the
country's child sexual abuse laws have extraterritorial
coverage (like the U.S. PROTECT Act)?
(SBU) Panama does not have an identified child sex tourism
problem. The March 2004 anti-TIP law criminalizes child sex
tourism. (Penal Code Book II, Title VI, Chapter IV, Section
231-G). In September 2005, the PTJ made an arrest for sexual
tourism and the case remains under investigation. Under
Panama,s anti-TIP law, hotels are required to include a
warning about TIP in their contracts.
¶N. (U) Has the government signed, ratified, and/or taken
steps to implement the following international instruments?
--ILO Convention 182 concerning the prohibition and
immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of
child labor.
--ILO Convention 29 and 105 on forced or compulsory
labor.
--The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights
of the Child (CRC) on the sale of children, child
prostitution, and child pornography.
--The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children,
supplementing the UN Convention Against Transnational
Organized Crime.
Please provide the date of signature/ratification if
appropriate.
(SBU) Yes, Panama has signed and ratified all pertinent
international instruments:
--ILO Convention 182 concerning the prohibition and immediate
action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor:
Ratified on June 15, 2000. Deposited in Geneva on October
31, 2000
--ILO Convention 29 and 105 on forced or compulsory
labor: Ratified in 1930
--The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights
of the Child (CRC) on the sale of children, child
prostitution, and child pornography: Signed on October 31,
2000 and ratified on February 9, 2001
--The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children,
supplementing the UN Convention Against Transnational
Organized Crime: Signed on December 13, 2000 and ratified
July 7, 2004
¶10. (U) PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS:
¶A. (U) Does the government assist victims, for example, by
providing temporary to permanent residency status, relief
from deportation, shelter and access to legal, medical and
psychological services? If so, please explain. Does the
country have victim care and victim health care facilities?
If so, can post provide the number of victims placed in these
care facilities?
(SBU) The GOP provides legal, medical, and psychological
services for TIP victims. Funding for these programs remains
limited. Panama,s anti-TIP law allows CONAPREDES to collect
a special tax on the sale and rental of adult videos to pay
for assistance to TIP victims. The GOP however has not
decided on how to collect the tax. MIDES has a shelter and
NGO Casa Malambo provides additional shelter space and
services. MIDES recently received a $126,000 ESF grant to
refurbish an existing MIDES shelter and build a new shelter
at Casa Malambo to assist TIP victims. MIDES also places TIP
victims with foster families. The Technical Judicial Police
(PTJ) is responsible for providing protection and necessary
attention to trafficking victims. PTJ operates a Victim,s
Attention Center that has an inte