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Cultural Rights

Panama Begins Building First National Cultures Plan

Panama, September 4 - Panama writes a new chapter in its cultural history with the official launch of the Citizens's Consultation for the production of the first National Plan of Cultures 2025-2032. That unpublished process will make it possible to build, in a participatory manner, public policy that will place culture as an engine for social and economic development and [...]

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Bibliologists from across the country have been trained at the Second Congress "Open Know and Emerging Technology"

Panama City, August 13, 2025. - At the International Book Fair more than 180 library knowledge guardians from across the country meet at the Atlapa Convention Center for the second congress of Biblioteca 2025. Under the motto "Open knowledge and emerging technologies," this congress

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MiCultura promotes transformative artistic workshops for youth at compliance centers

Panama February 10, 2025. A total of 48 youth from the different compliance centers of Las Garzas are trained in art workshops that cover dance, music and visual arts, dictated by technical personnel from the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) and professional practice students from the School of Fine Arts of the

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MiCultura Begins Dialogue for Cultural Projects in Indigenous Community

The Ministry of Culture, through the Cultural Rights and Citizenship Section and the Crafts Section undertook a visit to the Emberá Druá community, located in Chagres National Park to discuss with its authorities and to explore initiatives that strengthen the cultural and ancestral identity of this indigenous people.

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The Ministry of Culture strengthens its commitment to the human rights of people with apbinism in Panama

The Amphian Chancellery was the stage of a conversation with UN Special Rapporteur Muluk- Anne Miti-Drummond, about the enjoyment of human rights by people with apbinism. During the event, she presented the findings of her official visit to the country, held from August 28 to June 7.

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Strategic Alliance between the Ministry of Culture and the Office of the Ombudsman to strengthen Cultural Rights

The Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) and the Office of the Ombudsman are working to consolidate an agreement that will serve as a framework for their collaboration with the development of the National Plan for Cultures (PNC) and aims at establishing a strategic partnership to promote and protect cultural rights as an integral part of human rights.

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