Dr. William Soto opened the Justice and Democracy Session with a lecture where he highlighted the importance of a transparent, quick and efficient justice.
The presidium was established by the secretary of the Supreme Court of Panama José Ayú, the minister of public security of Panama, Alexis Bethancourt and the Gabriela Lara
Manuel Díaz, CEO of Ecovision, was the moderator of the Justice and Democracy Session
General Director of the GEAP, Gabriela Lara at the opening of the Justice and Democracy Session
Objective: "Promote actions to strengthen the democratic character of the UN, update the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Statute of Rome", Gabriela L.
Secretary of the Supreme Court of Panama, José Ayú Prado Canals
One of the objectives of the Session is: to expand the description of the crime of genocide including politicide and ethnocide; to achieve its classification in those countries where it has not yet been accomplished
Alexis Bethancourt, Minister of Public Security of Panama
"In this way, justice and democracy are two fundamental axes that should mobilize us to deep reflections. We trust in your experience, in your knowledge and your will ", Bethancourt
"Peace and Democracy in Latin America" is one of the main topics of this Session
TOMMY CALVERT is the Bexar County Commissioner for Precinct 4, the youngest and first African-American county commissioner in more than 170 years in the history of Bexar County.
He holds a BA in International Relations from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Carmen María Escoto Fernández, currently the vice president of the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica. She has served as a magistrate of the First Chamber of Criminal Cassation, she was also president of the Costa Rican Association of Judges and the Superior Court.
