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Historia Politica de Panama
“The Political History of Panama” is an educational handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1994 by the Ecumenical Committee of Panama (COEPA) and is intended to familiarize the Panamanian society with the political history of Panama and the path to democracy. The handbook explains the political and electoral process of Panama through the political history of certain decades, starting with the north-American intervention in the early 20th century and ending with the 1989 period
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El Maltrato a Menores en Panama
"Child Abuse in Panama” is a civic education booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the Popular Legal Support Center in Panama. The booklet comes as a reflection of the Family Code and the Law nr. 27 from June 16, 1995, regarding domestic violence and child abuse. The booklet includes the following: basic concepts on child abuse, the Family Code, classification of child abuse, specialized instances that deal with victims of child abuse, and causes of child abuse. Additionally, it contains a series of recommendations made by the Popular Legal Support Center in Panama, in an effort to reduce child abuse-related occurrences.
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Tribunal Electoral
“The Electoral Tribunal” is an educational booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1994 by the Electoral Tribunal and it presents the provisions of the Nr. 31 Decree of April 18, 1994, regarding the approved norms of international observation. The booklet contains 10 chapters regarding the norms of international observation incorporated in the electoral law of Panama.
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Lo Ideal y lo Real de la Politica
“The Ideal and the Actual Politics” is an informative comic book, available in Spanish, issued in 1994 by the Ecumenical Committee of Panama (COEPA) and is intended to familiarize the Panamanian society with the concept of democracy and its implications. The comic book briefly explains what democracy represents, as well as, through short dialogues it presents the concept of politics, political participation, political rights and culture.
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Resolucion de Conflictos y Violencia Intrafamiliar
“Resolution for Domestic Violence and Conflicts” is an educational brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the “Fundacion Para la Promocion de la Mujer” foundation in Panama. The brochure describes the program of legal education addressed to familiarize citizens with their rights and the authorities that administrate justice and the legal proceedings. The brochure explains the specific objectives of the program as well as the issues it covers. The brochure is particularly addressed to the cause of reducing domestic violence and conflicts
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Inscrivez-vous des aujourd'hui sur une liste electorale
“Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd'hui sur une liste electorale” is a flyer from 1997, available in French, encouraging readers to register to vote in the 1997 Presidential Elections in Cameroon. The document, published with the help of the League for the Education of Women and Children, explains how to sign up to a voter list, how to obtain a voter card, and how and when to vote.
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La Democracia es Responsabilidad de todos
“Democracy is Everyone’s Responsibility” is an educational brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama. The brochure is intended to reach out to all Panamanians and teach them about the values of Democracy and its implications. The guide describes the key elements within a democracy and the responsibilities of all citizens in helping build it.
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Local Government Elections in Cameroon
“Local Government Elections in Cameroon” is a booklet from December 1996 published by the Human Rights Clinic and Education Center, which outlines the importance of political participation, voting, and explains the nature and process of local government elections in Cameroon.
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Los Derechos Humanos
“Human Rights” is a civic education booklet on human rights, available in Spanish, issued in 1993 by the Popular Legal Support Center in Panama. The booklet explains and describes the basic concept of human rights and its characteristics, as well as it goes more in depth to classify them and describing each one of the rights mentioned. Additionally, it explains some of the protection mechanisms of the Human Rights. The booklet is meant to stimulate the discussion about human rights in the Panamanian society in order to raise awareness.