Panama, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Loud cacerolazos (popular protests) were carried out in Panama to protest against child abuses at homes, whose silenced complaints date back years, according to media reports.
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(MENAFN - Newsroom Panama) Civil society groups demonstrated for the fourth day on Tuesday, February 16, in front of the headquarters of the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and the Family ( Senniaf ), in the Calidonia district.
Since last week, when a report by the National Assembly committee for Women, Children, Youth delivered its report on abuse and mistreatment of minors in shelters, days of protests have been at the headquarters.
Cries of Justice for our children were accompanied by the banging of pots. They carried read banners that said: Children do not lie, their abusers do; Who protects our children? , we demand justice !; Enough!; The state knew . no more indifference.
(MENAFN - Newsroom Panama) The board of directors of the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and the Family ( Senniaf ) - which has been declared in permanent session - asked Senniaf to immediately close the shelters nationwide that, have incurred very serious offenses in accordance with the provisions of current regulations.
Consequently, it is necessary to proceed with the transfer of the children and adolescents who are located in said facilities. This was raised by the board of directors at the third meeting held to deal with complaints about irregularities in shelters in the country.
The directors also urged the National Supervision and Monitoring Committee to supervise the shelters at the national level urgently, based on the principle of the best interests of the child and adolescents, through the technical teams of the different institutions that comprise it. Thus, reports and recommendations can be issued to the Senniaf board of directors so that the ne
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