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64.
The delegation provided further details about the improvement of detention facilities
and stated that the Government was investing up to $170 million in new infrastructure and
devoting additional human resources to prison administration.
65.
In respect of civil society, the delegation highlighted the fact that the Administration
valued its role and stated that there were several forums for dialogue to address indigenous
issues and discrimination against women.
66.
Before concluding, the delegation recalled that the death penalty had been abolished
in Panama and that its international obligations prevented any attempt to reintroduce it.
67.
In closing, the delegation valued the interactive dialogue during the universal
periodic review of Panama and stated that it would study in detail the recommendations put
forward, in the spirit of improving the promotion and protection of all human rights in
Panama. It concluded by making pledges and commitments.
II.
Conclusions and/or recommendations
68.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below have been examined by Panama and enjoy its support:
68.1. Consider the ratification of international human rights instruments to
which it is not yet a party (Nicaragua);
68.2. Consider ratifying, signing or adhering to, as appropriate, the Optional
Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural
Rights, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and the Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Uruguay);
68.3. Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of
the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Algeria,
Guatemala);
68.4. Consider ratifying Convention No. 169 of the International Labour
Organization (ILO) (Chile);
68.5. Continue its efforts to harmonize its normative framework with its
international human rights obligations (Nicaragua);
68.6. Guarantee its continued compliance with its domestic and international
obligations on the legal prohibition of the death penalty (Italy);
68.7. Better deploy resources, including manpower, to enhance the capacity
of the Office of the Ombudsman (Trinidad and Tobago);
68.8. Intensify programmes aimed at fighting criminality and ensuring
respect for human rights (Algeria);
68.9. Build on its ongoing engagement with labour and civil society leaders,
and undertake a consultative process to review and adjust legislation to ensure
the protection of the human rights of its workers (Canada);
68.10. Undertake a participatory and inclusive process with civil society
organizations, including indigenous peoples, in the implementation of the
universal periodic review recommendations (Norway);
68.11. Consider incorporating strategies for human rights education and
training in its educational policies (Costa Rica);
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