UN calls on government to guarantee security of demonstrators

The United Nations Organization in Panama called on the National Government to continue to guarantee the security and conditions for the exercise of human rights of the general population, including those who demonstrate.

Meanwhile, it urged civil society organizations, associations, unions, students, and other social actors, to find consensus through actions that allow the joint identification of effective solutions that contribute to restoring calm in the face of protests, strikes, and closures occurring throughout the country.

The organization recalled that people have the right to demonstrate peacefully, express their opinion and participate in public affairs that concern them, in accordance with internal and international regulations.

It also acknowledged that the closures of the main roads that connect the country is affecting sectors of the population, and urges that the roads be kept open.