Domestic violence in Panama

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This article is about Domestic violence in Panama. For other related topics, see Outline of domestic violence.

Domestic violence in Panama is a serious problem and remains underreported.^[1] Domestic violence, including spousal rape, psychological, physical, and economic abuse are criminalized.^[2]^[3] Panama enacted Ley No.38 del 2001 against domestic violence.^[4] In 2013, the country enacted Law 82 - Typifying Femicide and Violence Against Women (Ley 82 - Tipifica el Femicidio y la Violencia contra las Mujeres) a comprehensive law against violence against women.^[5]

The Integrated National System for Criminal Statistics (SIEC) reported 1,283 cases of domestic violence from January through June 2013. Statistics for January through September from the Panamanian Observatory Against Gender-Based Violence showed that of the 47 women who died violently, 30 died as a result of domestic violence.^[6]

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Domestic violence in South America

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Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Domestic violence in North America

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Domestic violence

Overview

Forms

Economic abuse	Financial abuse

Physical abuse	Acid throwing Bride burning Domestic violence and pregnancy Dowry death Honor killing Murder of pregnant women Sati

Psychological abuse	Bullying Control Embarrassment Emotional blackmail Gaslighting Intimidation Mind games Nagging Setting up to fail Silent treatment Superficial charm

Sexual abuse	Marital rape Sexual violence by intimate partners

Verbal abuse	Falsely accuse Humiliate

Combination	Abuse Battered person syndrome Birth control sabotage Bride-buying Common couple violence Cycle of abuse Elder abuse Power Reproductive coercion Stalking Traumatic bonding

Child related	Intergenerational cycle of violence Parental abuse by children Parental abuse of children Sibling abuse

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Religion

Media

Documentaries	The Conspiracy of Silence Defending Our Lives Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America Silent Voices Sin by Silence

Films	American Tragedy Black and Blue Blinded Bordertown The Burning Bed Daughters Enough Looking for Angelina Once Were Warriors One Minute to Nine Provoked Sleeping with the Enemy Submission What's Love Got to Do with It

Publications	Contemporary Family Therapy Family Process Family Relations Journal of Family Issues Journal of Interpersonal Violence Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Trauma, Violence, & Abuse Violence Against Women

Other	Battered woman defense Domestic violence court Feminist dominance in domestic violence discussions Domestic violence in lesbian relationships Men's rights in domestic violence Misandry Misogyny

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Domestic violence in Panama

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