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Dozens of women and representatives of groups opposed to gender-based violence in Chiriqui, marched this Friday 31 March through the streets of David, to demand justice for the victims of femicide.

The voices of the participants rose, and cried out "Enough is Enough" and  "Halt Violence Against Women".

Women walked the main routes of the commercial area of David, came to the Public Ministry and delivered a manifesto, where their concerns about the slowness of the justice system and the lack of protection for women who are victims of abuse.

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16 Year Sentence for Femicide

Eric Serrano, 35, cut a deal today with the prosecutor for a 16 year sentence for stabbing to death Yolanis Gomez, 40, his female partner, in a drunken event in David on August 6, 2016.

http://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/provincias/Dan-prision-hombre-asesino-a-su-mujer-femicidio-Chiriqui_0_4744025586.html

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17 year old Minor Held in Recent Femicide in Volcan

A 17 year old minor has been arrested, charged, and is being held, in connection with the beating death of an unidentified woman who was found in a ditch last weekend in Volcan.

An adult was also arrested this morning.

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Panama Police launches specialized gender violence unit

Fri, 08/03/2018 - 16:57

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The National Police of Panama today launched a specialized unit composed of 190 agents trained in cases of violence against women, as well as in prevention, assistance and protection to victims.

"Today, 190 police units (agents) join a noble and necessary effort, honoring the motto of Protecting and Serving," said on Thursday the Deputy Director General of the National Police, Jacinto Gómez.

The agents that make up this new service were trained by technical staff of the National Institute for Women (Inamu), with which the Ministry of Public Security signed a cooperation agreement to prevent femicides and violence against women in July 2016.

The Police said the agents "specialized in gender violence have the objective of controlling, diminishing and eradicating this social scourge, optimizing the attention and the investigative process in cases of violence against women".

This service is part of the preventive plans developed by the National Police "in various areas of the country, specifically in places of social risk," he added.

The director of Inamu, Liriola Leoteau, said Thursday that so far this year 9 cases of feminicide have been recorded in Panama, and three officials of that institution have been threatened for helping victims of gender violence.

 

http://www.panamatoday.com/panama/panama-police-launches-specialized-gender-violence-unit-7482

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Red shoes mark 20 Panama femicides

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Twenty red shoes representing the women murdered in Panama so far this year were placed on  Via Espana on Saturday, Aug. 4  as part of a protest against femicides and for impunity against  “macho violence “.  It was organized by The Women’s Meeting Space(El Espacio de Encuentro de Mujeres),

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Panama’ burgeoning domestic violence, femicides

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The numbers of women victims of domestic violence  and femicides continue to grow in Panama and have the Public Ministry and law enforcement officials worried
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While commemorating the day of the elimination of violence against women, a young woman, who was about to start a new job was found dead in La Locería after relatives reported she had not shown up for work.

According to the United Nations, more than a third of women around the world have experienced physical or sexual violence at some time in their lives.

In Panama, the Public Ministry rates the figures as alarming, given the increase in cases of domestic violence this year, with 12,996 reported until October this year

Just this Saturday, a day before commemorating the “International Day of the elimination of violence against women”, in a residence in La Loceria in the city of Panama, 29-year-old Leticia Layre was found dead, with blows all over her his whole body.

The latest statistics from the Office of the Superior Discharge of Homicide and Femicide, show that from 2014 to 2018 there have been 46 deaths of women in the province of Panama, including 10 in Panama West and another 12 in Colón.

In 2017 there were 10 convictions and 14 in 2018

 

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Fugitive ex-cop surrenders to start 30-year femicide sentence

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Carlos Iván Chávez, a former National Police first sergeant who  went on the run  after being sentenced to 30 years in prison for he femicide of Eloisa Sanchez, 29, turned himself in on Friday to the authorities of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) in Chiriqui.

He was accompanied by  his lawyer

Chávez was transferred  to the Llanos de Icaco Penitentiary Center.

In January of 2017 a Trial Court found Chávez innocent of the killing , alleging that it was a struggle for a weapon, but , on appeal of the relatives, the magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice revoked the ruling  and Chavez was sentenced to 30 years in prison, on November 15, 2017.

At the time of the ruling, Chávez was free and remained at large until Fiday

The crime occurred on July 27, 2015, when the ex-policeman arrived at his partner’s house and in the middle of a discussion in front of his four  children, he shot and killed her.

 

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Second weekend femicide

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Posted 07/07/2019

HE SECOND femicide of the weekend was on  Saturday, July 6, in Las Garzas de Pacora when a woman was stabbed to death by her ex-partner.  Neighbors heard screams inside the house of the woman and saw a man nicknamed "King Kong" stained with blood. An 18-year-old student was murdered on Friday night, in the Arraijan district.

 

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OPINION: Panama’s  machismo legacy

osted 15/07/2019

The statistics of violence against women and all forms of abuse, insults and psychological and emotional threats for reasons of gender are increasing. From January to July 2018, 11 femicides had been reported, while for the same period of 2019 the terrible number reached 13 women victims of violence by someone close to their environment. Countless cases of sexual violence, domestic abuse and other forms of oppression of girls, adolescents and adult women are hidden in shame, what they will say and absurd beliefs, such as the one that says "that in a fight between husband and wife nobody interferes". Two decades have passed since the first regulations on this subject were approved with a preventive orientation, however, neither the budget nor the human resources to turn those laws into reality are available. Today more than ever we face a crisis of masculinity. A patriarchal society refuses to recognize that the way in which children, adolescents and adult males are educated, mistreated and deformed, and rewards violence as part of the machismo creed. All, men and women lose their humanity for this.- LA PRENSA, Jul 15

 

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Red shoes marking Panama femicides lie near Christmas tree

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Posted 25/11/2019

Rows of red shoes and children’s booties highlighting femicides and the resulting orphaned children in Panama were an unusual accompaniment to the giant Christmas tree, awaiting decoration, in the Albrook  Transportation Terminal on Sunday, November 24.

Red shoes  are used by  the Women Meeting Space organization  to draw  attention to the  scourge of the female population

Each pair of footwear represents a dead woman by the mere fact of being a woman, and children's shoes, booties, and shoes symbolize the children that are left, orphans.

Women Encounter Space activist, Chevy Solís, said  that for the second consecutive year they present a sample of “red shoes” - the initiative that in 2009 the Mexican artist Elina Chauvet made - to sensitize the population about violence against women, and on this occasion they also decided to call attention to the children left in the orphanage by these situations.

Public Ministry data shows reveal that between January and October of this year, there were  14,299 complaints of domestic violence and in in the same period, 14 femicides were registered.

In 2018  there were 19 victims of femicide.

The activity was carried out within the framework of the commemoration of the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women which created mass demonstrations across the world.

 

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Women violent deaths up near 28% in Panama

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The  20 “Femicides” in Panama  2019, was the same number as in 2018, but violent deaths of women rose 57.8% to 30 cases, according to statistics released by the Public Ministry on Friday, January 10.

"Violent death refers to all homicides of female persons that were not considered as femicides" or the murder of a woman because of her gender, "according to the prosecutor's assessment of the case,"

Most of the victims of femicide were between 25 and 29 years old (5) and between 18 and 24 (4), although the official figures for 2019 include 2 cases of women 80 years of age and older.

The weapon most used to take the lives of women only because of their gender (10), was a knife while four were killed with a firearm and three by strangling, among others.

In the case of violent deaths, the majority of the victims (8) were women between 18 and 24 years  of age . A firearm was used in 20 of the 30 cases recordedlast year.

Currently, the prison sentence for femicide in Panama is 25 to 30 years, while for other types of gender violence it is between 5 and 8 years.

 

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Women marchers protest  machismo, femicide

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Posted 08/03/2020

With cries of “ Down with the patriarchy that is going to fall, up with feminism that will win” and “down with machismo “ hundreds of  Panama women marched from Parque Porras to the Cinta Costera on International Women’s Day, March 8, where they staged cultural events to highlight their call for respect for the rights of all women, the end of machismo and femicides, which has claimed nine lives so far this year.

They also demanded greater social rights, equity and the right to decide on their bodies.

A recurring theme aimed at the police was” Why are they scandalized by those who fight and not by those who die? " and  " if you compliment me, who do you protect and serve? ";

 

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Panamá registra un aumento de 64% en feminicidios en los primeros seis meses de 2020

Este año se ubica, por el momento, como el segundo año en que más mujeres han muerto por violencia de género. El peor año para las víctimas ha sido 2015, con seis casos más, hasta el mes de julio

Por Ismael Gordón Guerrel

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Los feminicidios en Panamá, entre enero y julio, aumentaron un 64%, según reporta el Ministerio Público. De acuerdo con las cifras de esta entidad, Panamá totalizó hasta el mes de julio, 23 feminicidios.

En 2019, para la misma fecha se habían reportado 14 feminicidios. Las muertes violentas bajaron de 16 a 11 en comparación con el año anterior.

Reportes estadísticos del Ministerio Público (MP) detallan que 113 mujeres han sido asesinadas en el último quinquenio, desde 2014, cuando empezó a regir la Ley 82, que tipifica el delito de feminicidio y la violencia contra la mujer.

La mayoría de las víctimas de feminicidio de este año tenían entre 18 y 24 (5) y 25 y 29 años (2). Las cifras incluyen dos feminicidios sin datos de edad y dos feminicidios de 0 a 4 años.

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Panamá registra un aumento de 64% en feminicidios en los primeros seis meses de 2020

El arma blanca fue la más utilizada para quitarles la vida a mujeres, porque se reportan ocho feminicidios, mientras que siete fueron asesinadas con arma de fuego, cinco con objeto contundente y una por asfixia mecánica, entre otros.

Actualmente, la pena de cárcel por feminicidio en Panamá va de 25 a 30 años, mientras que para otros tipos de violencia de género es de entre 5 y 8 años.

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“En el mundo, una de cada tres mujeres sufre maltrato físico, abuso sexual o de otra clase a manos de, en la mayoría de los casos, alguien conocido por ella”.

El mes en que más casos se reportaron fue enero, con 10 casos. Luego le siguió el de julio, con seis feminicidios. En junio no se reportó ningún caso.

2015 fue el año más fuerte. En ese momento se reportaron 29 feminicidios, lo que llevará a que este año se ubique, por el momento, como el segundo año en que más mujeres han muerto por violencia de género.

 

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Panamá registra un aumento de 64% en feminicidios en los primeros seis meses de 2020

Las medidas de cuarentena que han adoptado los gobiernos para contrarrestar la propagación del nuevo coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) plantean nuevos retos en la lucha contra la violencia doméstica. Muchas víctimas, incluyendo los niños, pueden llegar a convivir días completos con sus posibles agresores, sin tener mecanismos amigables para denunciar o acceder a los programas de ayuda de las instituciones públicas, advirtió ONU Mujeres y organismos de derechos humanos que abordan el tema.

La Ley 82 del 24 de octubre de 2013 adopta medidas de prevención contra la violencia en las mujeres y reformó el Código Penal para tipificar el feminicidio y sancionar los hechos de violencia contra la mujer.

Tiene por objeto garantizar el derecho de las mujeres de cualquier edad a una vida libre de violencia y proteger los derechos de las mujeres víctimas de violencia en un contexto de relaciones desiguales de poder, así como prevenir y sancionar todas las formas de violencia contra las mujeres.

La ley define como feminicidio la forma de causar la muerte a una mujer, basada en la pertenencia al sexo femenino, por causa de la discriminación o cualquier otra forma de violencia.

Esta ley se aplica cuando las conductas descritas en ella se dirijan contra una mujer de cualquier edad, por el solo hecho de ser mujer, en un contexto de relaciones desiguales de poder, en el ámbito público o privado y en cualquier otro tipo de relación, ya sea laboral, docente, académica, comunitaria o de cualquier índole.

En el mundo, una de cada tres mujeres sufre maltrato físico, abuso sexual o de otra clase a manos de, en la mayoría de los casos, alguien conocido por ella. Sin embargo, los servicios públicos, como los servicios de calidad para la salud mental, rara vez tienen en cuenta a las mujeres, su seguridad y el proceso que deben atravesar para recuperarse de la violencia, razón por la cual Panamá da pasos importantes en mejorar esta situación.

Según datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), la exposición a eventos traumáticos que genera la violencia contra la mujer, puede causar estrés, trastornos del sueño, miedo y desolación, lo que puede provocar depresión e intentos de suicidio. La exposición temprana a la violencia y otros traumas puede jugar un rol importante para predecir la violencia y la depresión.

 

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Panama registers a 64% increase in femicides in the first six months of 2020

This year is, for the moment, the second year in which more women have died from gender-based violence. The worst year for the victims has been 2015, with six more cases, until July

By Ismael Gordón Guerrel
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Femicides in Panama, between January and July, increased by 64%, according to the Public Ministry. According to the figures of this entity, Panama totaled 23 femicides up to the month of July.

In 2019, 14 femicides had been reported on the same date. Violent deaths dropped from 16 to 11 compared to the previous year.

Statistical reports from the Public Ministry (MP) detail that 113 women have been murdered in the last five years, since 2014, when Law 82 came into force, which typifies the crime of femicide and violence against women.

Most of the femicide victims this year were between 18 and 24 (5) and 25 and 29 years old (2). The figures include two femicides without age data and two femicides aged 0 to 4 years.

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Panama registers a 64% increase in femicides in the first six months of 2020

The knife was the most used to take the lives of women, because eight femicides were reported, while seven were killed with a firearm, five with a blunt object and one by mechanical asphyxiation, among others.

Currently, the jail term for femicide in Panama ranges from 25 to 30 years, while for other types of gender violence it is between 5 and 8 years.

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"In the world, one in three women suffers physical, sexual or other abuse at the hands of, in most cases, someone she knows."

The month in which the most cases were reported was January, with 10 cases. Then July followed, with six femicides. No cases were reported in June.

2015 was the strongest year. At that time, 29 femicides were reported, which will lead to this year being, for the moment, the second year in which more women have died from gender violence.

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Panama registers a 64% increase in femicides in the first six months of 2020

The quarantine measures that governments have taken to counteract the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pose new challenges in the fight against domestic violence. Many victims, including children, can spend full days with their possible aggressors, without having friendly mechanisms to report or access the aid programs of public institutions, warned UN Women and human rights organizations that address the issue.

Law 82 of October 24, 2013 adopts prevention measures against violence against women and amended the Penal Code to classify femicide and punish acts of violence against women.

It aims to guarantee the right of women of any age to a life free of violence and to protect the rights of women victims of violence in a context of unequal power relations, as well as to prevent and punish all forms of violence against women .

The law defines feminicide as the way of causing the death of a woman, based on belonging to the female sex, due to discrimination or any other form of violence.

This law applies when the behaviors described in it are directed against a woman of any age, for the sole fact of being a woman, in a context of unequal power relations, in the public or private sphere and in any other type of relationship, be it work, teaching, academic, community or of any kind.

In the world, one in three women suffers physical, sexual or other abuse at the hands of, in most cases, someone she knows. However, public services, such as quality mental health services, rarely take into account women, their safety and the process they must go through to recover from violence, which is why Panama takes important steps to improve this situation.

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), exposure to traumatic events that generates violence against women, can cause stress, sleep disorders, fear and desolation, which can lead to depression and suicide attempts. Early exposure to violence and other trauma can play an important role in predicting violence and depression.

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OPINION: “Not one more”  a government goal for femicides

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Posted 10/04/2022

The statistics tell us that the problem of femicides is getting worse, that little is being achieved and that they are even increasing. It is a real shame that legislation is not legislated with a heavy hand on this issue, when there are lives that are lost because of indifference, ort little care of the deputies in the issues in which they could make a difference. More speed is needed, greater initiatives to protect potential victims, because their aggressors, in many cases, are not strangers: they are their partners, relatives, close people who take advantage of that, precisely, of proximity. And this is not a new problem, it is an old one, so the debt with these victims could have been paid years ago. But, far from it, during the pandemic the problem increased and aggravated, therefore, it is urgent that the National Assembly be more diligent in this matter, even, the Executive should dedicate more interest than the little that it shows now. “Not one more” should be the Government's goal, but, as always, it is lagging behind, reacting, instead of preventing, and the consequences are irreparable losses and traumas that last a lifetime – LA PRENSA. Apr. 10.

 

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Femicides and violent deaths surge in first quarter

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Victims of femicide in Panama increased by 20% and those of violent death by 100% during the first quarter of this year in Panama, compared to the same period in 2021.Between January and March, 6 women were victims of femicide, one more than in the same period of 2021, while 8 suffered violent deaths, compared to 4 the previous year, according to statistics from the Public Ministry (MP, Prosecutor's Office).

Panama's Law 82 defines feminicide as "causing the death of a woman based on belonging to the female sex, due to discrimination or any other form of violence."

"Violent death refers to all the homicides of female persons that were not considered femicides, according to the Prosecutor's assessment of the case and the application of Law 82," the MP states in its report, without further details.

The victims of femicide were between 10 and 14 years old (2); between 40 and 44 years old (2), between 25 and 29 years old (1), and between 70 and 74 years old (1). 50% (3) of these cases were registered in the Caribbean province of Colón, one of the most violent in the country and plagued by gangs.83% (5) of the femicides were perpetrated with a knife and in one case it was not possible to specify what the victim was killed with.

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Posted 01/05/2022

The disappearance of at least a dozen young women, during the Covid-19 pandemic, has raised alarms for the community and the authorities.

The community and State security forces are on alert due to the growing reports of missing women between 2020 and 2022. The website of the Public Ministry registers at least a dozen women who have not returned to their homes and it is not known where they are.

The best known cases in recent months are the disappearances of Anabel Valdivia, 28 years old, in August 2021; Astrid Tugri, 21 years old, in November 2021, and Viviana Gallardo, 17. in November 2021, all in the province of Chiriquí.

Their relatives agree that the girls left their homes with the intention of getting a job. They had a contact who made them some kind of offer. But they never came back.

The Minister of Public Security, Juan Pino, assured that they are working together with the Public Ministry to clarify the facts. He does not rule out that there is a network of human trafficking behind these disappearances, but he warned that it is necessary to wait for the conclusion of the proceedings.

In Chiriquí Stefany Rodríguez , 35. was recently murdered. She had been reported missing since March 3.

In the rest of the disappearances, the authorities have focused their efforts on locating witnesses who may have seen one of the young women when she left her house. It is intended to establish if they took public transport or if they had a romantic relationship that could be linked to the disappearance.

Among the reports is that of Elizabeth Reyes Caraquito, 40, living in the La Felicidad neighborhood of San Miguelito, who has not been heard from since March 6.

A month earlier, on February 1, Maruquel Gómez Gutiérrez , 16, from the community of Cañaveral, Penonomé, disappeared.

In January, it was reported that the HonduranRina  Stephanie Juárez , who resides in Vista Alegre, Arraiján, is missing.

Milka Pereira ,16 from Río Gatún, Colón was last seen on September 28, 2021.

On July 15, 2021, the disappearance of Erika del Carmen Medina ,14, residing in La Chorrera, Panamá Oeste, was reported.

While almost a year ago, on May 4, 2021, the authorities received notice of the disappearance of Abigaíl Yosira Herrera, 16 years old, a resident of Panama Oeste.

From the year 2020, there are also reports. On December 22, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the disappearance of Keyla Aguilar, 14, residing in Penonomé, Coclé, was known.

On January 29, 2020, the absence of Yanelis Tnorio, 20, a resident of  Las Garzas,  was alerted.

The first 48 hours are key
Circuit prosecutor Carlos Mares explained that the first 48 hours are crucial to locating the person. As soon as a report of a missing person is received, a folder is opened, the collection of evidence begins to determine the route, locate those places where he could have been, and if he was seen by family or friends.

The director of the National Institute for Women, Nellys Herrera, suggests that protection actions in the communities should be redoubled, especially for women in a state of vulnerability.

In October 2021, Herrera met with Attorney General Javier Caraballo, to coordinate inter-institutional actions and improve care for victims of violence.

Figures from the MP reveal that in the first three months of 2022, femicide cases and violent deaths of women are on the rise when compared to the same period in 2021

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Suspect linked to the disappearance of three women due in court

Posted 03/05/2022

After several months of investigations, the Homicide and Femicide Prosecutor of the Public Ministry (MP) of Chiriquí, Hernán de Jesús Mora, reported the arrest of a 47-year- old man for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of three women in the province.

One lived in El Cabrero, David; another in Paja de Sombrero, district of Gualaca; and another in Veladero, Tolé”, said Prosecutor Mora.

The apprehended subject, who will be taken to a control hearing in the coming days, was seen at the David Transportation Terminal with one of the victims, a minor. In addition,  the young woman's clothing was found in his possession.

The man was arrested in November 2021 in the community of Guacá Arriba, located in a distant sector of the city of David.

On May 12 he will be brought to a hearing for the disappearance of the minor.

The authorities reported that the minor, a resident of the community of Paja de Sombrero (Gualaca), left for the district of David for a job interview.

It was also reported that the woman from Veladero de Tolé was contacted for a job and that the one who lives in El Cabrero (David) was on her way to the residence where she worked, but never reached her destination.

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Investigations into disappearance of 17 women

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Posted 10/05/2022

Investigations into the disappearance of 17 women in various parts of the country are underway said Azael Samaniego, undersecretary of the Public Ministry on Monday, May 9.

Carlos Valencia, director of Judicial Investigation, of the National Police, stressed that so far there is no evidence that the disappearances are related to a criminal organization operating in the country. He added that they are carrying out research work on the cases and asked the population not to publish unsupported data, since this alarms society.

He urged the community to turn over to the authorities any information that gives clues about the location of these people. Figures from the Public Ministry reveal that from April 2021 to now, 46 cases of missing persons have been reported: 29 men and 17 women.

MP statistics also reveal that 440 investigations related to deprivation of liberty were opened and that 398 people have already been located.

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In Chiriquí a man is in preventive detention while being investigated in the disappearance of three women in 2021. These are the cases of Anabel Valdivia, 28 years old; Astrid Tugrí, 21,  and Viviana Gallardo, 17. 

They left their residences in search of work but never returned. The person is also linked to the disappearance of Verónica Arcia, in 2012. For the three cases of 2021, on May 3, the Homicide and Femicide Section of the Chiriquí Regional Prosecutor's Office requested a hearing to charge a 48-year-old man for the alleged commission of crimes against property and deprivation of liberty.

Suky Yard, from the Vida Mujer Foundation, described the way in which the issue is being handled as “regrettable”, as, the State is failing, above all, in providing women with security.  She also criticized the statements made by the Minister of Security, Juan Pino, who said last weekend that "many women disappear because they leave their partners."

Sociologist Rebeca Yanis, from the Federation of Professional Associations of Panama, said that as a result of the covid-19 pandemic there was "a setback in the values of the population." and the health crisis intensified cases of femicide, domestic violence, and abuse.

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Protests over disappearance of  women

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Posted 11/05/2022

Scores of people gathered on Tuesday, May 10, in Belisario Porras Park, a few meters from the office of the Attorney General, Javier Caraballo, to protest the disappearance of women in Panama.

At least 25 organizations that watch over the rights of women protested demanding justice for all those who have disappeared in the country. "We scream for each missing person, we want everyone alive," read one of the many banners.

"Not one more", "Enough already", read others. The protesters asked President Laurentino Cortizo to declare the disappearance of women a "state problem." Caraballo was required to reinforce the offices of the prosecutors in charge of the investigations, with personnel and equipment, to locate the women who one day left their homes and disappeared.

According to figures provided by the Public Ministry, at this time 17 women are missing in the country.

Caraballo promised that he will do "everything possible" to clarify the cases, and promised to hold meetings with representatives of the women's groups.

Heleni Manola, one of the coordinators of the protest, said that the Attorney General's promise is “insufficient”, since there are women who have been missing for years.

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Charges mount against disappearances suspect

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Posted 20/05/2022

The Homicide and Femicide Section of the Chiriquí Prosecutor's Office, Friday, laid charges for sexual offense and deprivation of liberty for José Alberto Atencio, 48, for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of Astrid Tugrí, 24, on October 11, 2021, when she left Tolé in the direction of David.

This is the third indictment of charges against Atencio related to the disappearance of women in the province of Chiriquí. He will remain in jail while the investigations are concluded.

Atencio has already been charged with deprivation of liberty and aggravated robbery, after his alleged link to the disappearance of Anabel Valdivia, 28, in the province of Chiriquí on August 8, 2021, and to the detriment of Viviana Gallardo, 17 years old , reported by relatives as missing since November 9, 2021, in the David district.

Meanwhile, the Homicide and Femicide Prosecutor's Office and the Judicial Investigation Directorate (DIJ) of the National Police continue with the search for four missing women and where they are allegedly linked to Atencio.

Investigations are also being carried out for the disappearance of the minor Lorena Montezuma Rodríguez, 14 years old, in 2018 and it is not ruled out that the person under investigation may be linked to the case reports La Critica.

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Femicide of Kirlly Stacy Nuñez Jordan

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The obsession of a cop that led him to kill his ex
The assaults during the early hours of Friday continued, there were more than 20 stabbings that the girl received in the face, neck, chest, left arm and other parts of the body, which were certain to end her life.
First Corporal of the National Police, Edgar Abdiel De Gracia Pitti, told authorities that he fears for his life, following his entry to a criminal center in the province of Chiriquí, after a warrant judge will order as a precautionary measure provisional detention, following the femicide of young Kirlly Stacy Nuñez Jordan, 18, who received more than 20 wounds with a white weapon.
Gracia Pitti, even during the hearing held this Saturday asked Judge Zaida Romero, not to send him to jail for being an agent of the National Police and also because the young woman killed has family and friends in Chiriquí jails and fears for his life.
At the hearing, the unit of the UPC assigned to the Chorrillo that was kept on his days off when he committed the fact, I also request to reach a penalty agreement with the Public Ministry, however prosecutor Alicia Salinas of the Public Ministry, said they are not thinking of penalty agreement for now, as they are being held in investigative acts.
It was known that the murdered young woman and the police unit had maintained a two-month relationship and assure the victim's relatives that they were separated, but the subject remained obsessed with the girl who had even blocked him on her cell phone, but the police went to his brothers to contact her.
There was blood all over the house and the young woman's body was in the bathroom
The Corporal first realizing what he had done, attempted suicide by cutting off his arms, being moved that day to a hospital facility, where he received medical attention.

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Twitter user guilty of gender violence against attorney

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Posted 04/08/2023

A trial court on Friday August 4  found cartoonist Eduardo Narváez, better known as Edunar-54, guilty of gender violence to the detriment of former attorney general Kenia Porcell.

The trial, was held in the rooms of the Accusatory Criminal System Ancón, and the Public Ministry requested an eight-year prison sentence for Narváez, for having sullied Porcell's honor.

In 2019, Narváez was sued by Kenia Porcell for the crime of gender violence, after the tweeter published images of a Russian model on his social networks who bore a great resemblance to the former attorney.

The trial judges Fernando Basurto, Gloria González, and Roberto Tejeira issued a guilty verdict against Narváez. The reading of the sentence will take place on August 21.

The prosecutors of the trial section of the Metropolitan Area Frederick Montero and Alía Sulaimán requested a guilty verdict.

While the victims' defender, Egberto Saldaña, requested compensation of $12,000 for the psychological damage caused to the former attorney general Porcell.

Narváez  described the sentence imposed by the court against him as a historic ruling that "obliges all Panamanians not to publish images or make comments from any authority of the current government" reports Panama America.

Narváez considered his case as a “ violation of the freedom of expression of all Panamanians, because 'if they shut me up today', tomorrow they shut up any Panamanian ”.

The tweeter's sin was having uploaded photos of the Russian model Natasha Ruskova on his social network, which, having a resemblance to the former official, caused her indignation, which led her to denounce him.

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Violent deaths of women increase in 2023

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 Posted 25/11/2023

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is commemorated every November 25 to highlight the urgency of eradicating gender violence in all its forms. The date was established by the UN General Assembly in 1999 in honor of November 25, 1960, the day the Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, were brutally murdered for opposing the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.

November 25 is not just any day, the date represents an opportunity to raise global awareness about the violence suffered by women in all latitudes of the world and in all its forms: be it physical, sexual, psychological, or economic.

In Panama, until October, 12 femicides, 23 violent deaths, and 4 attempted femicides were reported, according to data from the Public Ministry; and complaints of domestic violence continue to increase, 2021 17,422 were reported; in 2022 there were 17,659; and so far in 2023, 19,696 complaints have been received.

According to UN data, approximately one in three women has suffered physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate or romantic partner. It is estimated that globally, 736 million women have been victims of physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lives.

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