Physicians for Human Rights
Using science and medicine to stop human rights violationsPanama 1987: Health Consequenses of Police and Military Actions
The Report of a Medical Fact-Finding Mission of Physicians for Human Rights
April 1988
Read the report (pdf)The goal of this fact-finding mission was to investigate and document widespread violations of human rights and medical neutrality which were alleged to have occurred in Panama following civilian unrest and demonstrations beginning in June 1987. Among the other conclusions of the report was the finding of interference by the military in provision of medical care to Panamanian civilians, as well as government interference in the exercise of the universally recognized right to freedom of expression by members of the health professions.
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