OPINION: Safeguarding corrupt politicians
The National Assembly approved in the first debate the bill No. 50 that would eliminate the power of the Public...
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WORLDVIEW: Gloves come off in Hong Kong
By Jonathan Power The gloves are off in Hong Kong. Judging from the pictures on today’s BBC News the police...
Fighting crime wave with flawed judges
The Minister of Security has revealed the intention of the government of President Laurentino Cortizo to seek a modification to...
OPINION: Panama’s sick justice system
The series of reports that we publish today is based on the findings of a citizen who, feeling violated by...
OPINION: Assembly collision course looms
Exactly two months ago, Laurentino Cortizo took possession. The population welcomed with optimism the speech of the new president regarding...
OPINION: Fundamentalism vs human rights
Fundamentalism has made a stunning appearance in the legislative commission that makes consultations for a constitutional reform. There is, for...
10 weekend killings send “streets are ours" message
Common crime killed 10 people this weekend. It seems that the perpetrators have sent a message to authorities and citizens:...
Washing lawmakers’ unspeakable dirty clothes
They are neither mouthpieces nor toilet paper, as one PRD deputy says, furious because the media have investigated the...
Money Laundering thrives in Panama justice
Panama advances plans to try to get off the lists of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Yesterday, representatives of...
OPINION: A wiretap victim switches horses
The vice president of the National Assembly, Zulay Rodríguez, under the infamous mantle of impunity that is usually guaranteed by...
OPINION: Birth of a new Panama crusade ?
A group of civil society organizations and citizens in general, including a dozen young activists whose commitment is hopeful, has...
WORLDVIEW: Reading the Hong Kong Tea Leaves
By Jonathan Power In 1995 in a little-remembered event Li Ruthuan, a member of the Chinese Politiburo (containing the top...
