United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Central America and the Caribbean

Panamanian judicial officials are trained in Human Rights during COVID-19

Panama, June 3, 2020. "Human Rights in the time of COVID-19. Tokyo and Bangkok Rules" was the topic addressed in the webinar organized by the Project to Consolidate the Adversarial Criminal Reform in Panama of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Central America and the Caribbean (UNODC ROPAN).

16 compliance judges, three psychologists and one social worker from the Judicial Branch participated in this training.
The speaker was Muriel Jourdan, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer and focal point for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Prisoners of UNODC.
The purpose of this activity was to review applicable international and regional standards, as well as the challenges and recommendations related to the impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of those standards.