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Panama City, Feb 18 (EFE).- Protesters in Panama Thursday marched to express the "sadness" and anger that the nation feels toward the inaction of the authorities over cases of sexual abuse and mistreatment of children in state-supervised shelters.The President of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, on Wednesday called for maximum punishment for those responsible, amid the scandal unleashed by a parliamentary report that documented these humiliations. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE MARCH AGAINST CHILD ABUSE AND DEMAND AUTHORITIES TO ACT ON THE ISSUE IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.
Panama City, Jun 2 (EFE).- Artists and citizens on Wednesday placed two clay statues simulating defiant children in front of the Parliament in Panama City to honor the minors who were abused in shelters.Protesters and artists denounce the abuse of minors in shelters, which was uncovered in a 700-page parliamentary report.The scandal broke out last February, when a parliamentary subcommittee presented a report detailing that minors in at least 14 shelters have been sexually and psychologically abused since 2015. The events have caused a wave of indignation for weeks with demonstrations throughout the country to demand justice and show outrage. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS). SHOT LIST: ARTISTS AND CITIZENS DURING A PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF PANAMA'S HEADQUARTERS AGAINST THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS IN SHELTERS, IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.
Panama City, Apr 19 (EFE) .- Authorities detained three protesters Monday during a demonstration in Panama City against the Supreme Court ruling that declared a deputy of the ruling party accused of rape and sexual misconduct against two women, not guilty. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS)SHOT LIST: PROTEST IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.
Panama City, Feb 22 (EFE).- Protests in rejection of the abuses of minors by religious leaders continued Monday in Panama.The National Assembly's Commission for Women, Children, Youth and the Family is investigating a case of systemic abuse over the years of dozens of minors in state-run shelters.Protesters also condemned the Government of President Laurentino Cortizo and the late reaction, labeled as insubstantial by human rights activists and the opposition.More than 200 protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Labor, partially blocking an important road artery and demanding justice for the child victims and jail for those responsible for the abuses.(Camera: CARLOS LEMOS)SHOT LIST: PROTESTS IN PANAMA CITY SEEKING JUSTICE AGAINST RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ABUSED YOUNG GIRLS IN PANAMA.
Guadalajara, Aug 20 (EFE) .- Protesters gathered in the Mexican city of Guadalajara Thursday to demand justice in the case of alleged sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl by a Puerto Vallarta police official in a case that worries civil groups and that could uncover a child trafficking network.The protest was called by collective Aquelarre Radical with the intention of making public "the abuses" to which children are subjected throughout the country, said Rubí, one of its spokespersons.(Camera: JOSÉ LUIS GONZÁLEZ)FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF THE FEMINIST PROTEST IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. SOUNDBITES: AQUELARRE RADICAL SPOKESPERON RUBÍ (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS: "It is also necessary to talk about child abuse, that it be a fixed debate in all spaces please, whether these are mixed or of only women, that a discourse on child abuse always be carried out and not only explicitly physical abuse, but also verbal and emotional, and how we really indoctrinate our children,"
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