Panama
Central America is one of the most violent regions in the world. Young people are often involved in delinquency, as gang recruits or victims of organised crime. Legal systems are based on punishment and worsen the spiral of violence. Thousands of young people emigrate illegally to the USA, where they risk being exploited. We are currently developing a regional project for juvenile justice and the prevention of violence. In parallel, our experts are implementing an online juvenile justice course for legal professionals.
What we do
Juvenile justice
Our local experts have developed a programme for Central America and the Caribbean that prevents juvenile violence, strengthens the legal system and supports young people in conflict with the law to prevent recurrence of delinquency. We work together with the authorities, without seeking to replace them, in five countries (Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Salvador). In coordination with the International Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE) and the University of Geneva, we have launched an online juvenile justice course for professionals in 2017. We also carried out a study on migrant children in conflict with the law, which are invisible to the community but in need of protection.
Key projects
"Central America is one of the most violent regions in the world. Young people are forced into gangs of delinquents and organised crime. Often, the only answer is taking away offenders' freedom. But prison is a school for criminals."
John Orlando, head of Tdh's Panama delegation
Read more...Terre des hommes in Panama
Beneficiaries 2016
320 people
Expatriate / local employees
2 / 41
Budget 2017
CHF 517,040.-
Where we work
Timeline
2014
Tdh opens a regional delegation for Central America and the Caribbean in Panama. A new programme on juvenile justice and preventing violence is launched.
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08.10.2014
Panama: new delegation, new project, new perspectives for children in conflict with the law
30.05.2017
Online course in juvenile justice
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30.05.2017
Online course in juvenile justice
11.05.2017
2016: Tdh child relief reaches a new peak with 3 million beneficiaries
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11.05.2017
2016: Tdh child relief reaches a new peak with 3 million beneficiaries
06.02.2017
New! MyTdh: launch your own child support campaign
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06.02.2017
New! MyTdh: launch your own child support campaign
21.11.2016
Restorative justice for children promoted by Ibero-American heads of state
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21.11.2016
Restorative justice for children promoted by Ibero-American heads of state
17.06.2016
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
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17.06.2016
Some 2.3 million children and relatives helped in 2015
23.02.2016
Restorative juvenile justice is on the radar in the Cape Verde Islands
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23.02.2016
Restorative juvenile justice is on the radar in the Cape Verde Islands
23.07.2015
Tdh's intervention in Latin America in 2014
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08.10.2014
Panama: new delegation, new project, new perspectives for children in conflict with the law
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23.07.2015
Tdh's intervention in Latin America in 2014
08.10.2014
Panama: new delegation, new project, new perspectives for children in conflict with the law
Next
30.05.2017
Online course in juvenile justice
Related publications
Making an Impact for Children: Annual Report 2016
Thematic Policy 2014 - Restorative Juvenile Justice
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