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National Human Rights Bodies

Panama
  • English
    The Office of the Ombudsman monitors the protection of the fundamental rights and guarantees recognized in this Constitution as well as of those which are provided for by international human rights conventions and the law through the non-judicial control of the facts, acts and omissions of public servants and providers of public services and makes sure that they are observed.
    The Office of the Ombudsman acts under the direction and responsibility of the Ombudsman who is appointed by the legislative branch for a period of five years during which he/she may neither be suspended nor dismissed, except by a vote of two thirds of the members of the National Assembly on one of the grounds previously determined by law. (Art. 129)
  • Spanish
    La Defensoría del Pueblo velará por la protección de los derechos y las garantías fundamentales consagradas en esta Constitución, así como los previstos en los convenios internacionales de derechos humanos y la Ley, mediante el control no jurisdiccional de los hechos, actos u omisiones de los servidores públicos y de quienes presten servicios públicos, y actuará para que ellos se respeten.
    La Defensoría del Pueblo actuará bajo la dirección y responsabilidad del Defensor del Pueblo, quien será nombrado por el Órgano Legislativo para un periodo de cinco años, dentro del cual no podrá ser suspendido ni removido, sino por el voto de dos tercios de los miembros de la Asamblea Nacional, en virtud de causas definidas previamente por la Ley. (Art. 129)

National Human Rights Bodies

Panama
  • English
    In order to be eligible as Ombudsman it is necessary:
    1. To be Panamanian by birth;
    2. To fully enjoy one's civil and political rights;
    3. To be at least thirty five years of age;
    4. Not to have been sentenced to five years in prison or more for a premeditated offense;
    5. To have moral integrity and a good reputation;
    6. Not to be bound by family ties, within the fourth degree of consanguinity and the second degree of marital relations, to the President of the Republic, any other Cabinet Council member, Justices of the Supreme Court of Justice or a member of the National Assembly. (Art. 130)
  • Spanish
    Para ser elegido Defensor del Pueblo se requiere:
    1. Ser panameño por nacimiento.
    2. Estar en pleno goce de sus derechos civiles y políticos.
    3. Haber cumplido treinta y cinco años o más de edad.
    4. No haber sido condenado por delito doloso con pena privativa de la libertad de cinco años o más.
    5. Tener solvencia moral y prestigio reconocido.
    6. No tener parentesco, dentro del cuarto grado de consaguinidad y segundo de afinidad, con el Presidente de la República, con ningún otro miembro del Consejo de Gabinete, con Magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia ni con Diputados de la República. (Art. 130)