OEA/Ser.L/V/II.44
doc. 38, rev. 1
22 June 1978
Original:  Spanish

REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PANAMA

CHAPTER SEVEN  

 

THE RIGHT TO RESIDENCE AND MOVEMENT

 

 

American Declaration:

 

Article VIII:

Every person has the right to fix his residence within the territory of the state of which he is a national, to move about freely within such territory, and not to leave it except by his own will.1

 

 

          1.          Article 29 of the Constitution of 1972 prohibits exile of Panamanian Citizens:

 

          There is no penalty of death, expatriation, or confiscation of property.

 

          2.          In response to the Special Commission's request for information concerning persons allegedly sent into exile, the Government of Panama replied in a Note of January 5, 1978, as follows:

 

       

1)

Aispurúa Francheschi, Jaime

He may return.

 

2)

Alvarado, Osvaldo

He may return.

 

3)

Araúz, Angel Rodrigo

He may return.

 

4)

Arias, Tomás

He resides at his own election in Miami. There have never been any impediments to his return.

 

5)

Arias Madrid, Arnulfo

He fled the country.

 

6)

Avila Ducasa, Víctor Manuel

He is in Panama.

 

7)

Achurra, Serafín

A fugitive from Panamanian justice.

 

8)

Beecher Jones, Clarence

He is in Panama.

 

9)

Barryman, Earl

A North American priest deported by Immigration authorities.

 

 

 

 

10)

Blochi, Tomás

We have no information in our files.

 

 

 

We do not know who he is.

 

11)

Boyd Chapman, Federico

A fugitive.  He is being investigated for giving explosives to Jorge Rodríguez

 

 

 

 

12)

Boyd, Dr. Julio E.

He is in Panama since December 22, 1976.

 

 

 

 

13)

Britton, Federico

A fugitive.  Accused of bank robberies and the murder of a Guardsman.

 

 

 

 

14)

Calamari, Humberto

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

15)

Carles, Querube Solís de

Self-exiled.  She may return.

 

16)

Carles, Rubén Darío

He has never left.  He is a respected and well-known historian.

 

 

 

 

17)

De Arco, Tare Vincencini

She left on her own accord in search of her father.  There has never been any impediment to her return.

 

 

18)

De la Guardia, Rodolfo

He is in Panama.  He works with the Government in Ingenio La Victoria.

 

 

 

 

19)

Díaz Duque, Luis Carlos

He has always lived in Chile where he retired as an officer of the Carabineros.  He worked in Panama for 11 days in October of 1968.  He may return.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20)

Domínguez, Antonio

He is in Panama.

 

21)

Domínguez. Domingo

He is in Panama.

 

22)

Domínguez, Julio

Self-exiled on November 24, 1971.  He may return.

 

 

 

 

23)

Francheschi, Rafael Adolfo
(Tito)

He may return.

 

24)

González, Gabriel

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

25)

González, Gerardo

The only person we know of this name is the Vice-President of the Republic.

 

 

 

 

26)

González, José

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

27)

Guevara Paz, Guillermo

Self-exile.  He may return.

 

28)

Harris Duque, Humberto

He may return.

 

29)

Heurtematte, hijo, Max

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

30)

Jurado, Dr. Alonso

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

31)

Lecuona, Julián

Spanish priest deported by the Immigration authorities for not having proper documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32)

Lekas, Juan Manuel

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

33)

Mandura, Eduardo

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

34)

Martinz Jr., Luis

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

35)

Martínez, Luis

Cuban, naturalized in the U.S.  Deported by Immigration authorities.

 

 

 

 

36)

Mayo, Jesús

Self-exiled.  Lives in Miami.  Spent last Christmas in Panama with his family. He may return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37)

Menéndez Franco, Gonzalo

He may return.

 

38)

Miller (or Muller) Luis Carlos

Fugitive, wanted for attempt to kidnap the Ambassador of Spain and attempt to dynamite the Cuban Embassy.

 

 

39)

Miranda Bonilla, Sergio T.

He may return.

 

40)

Miró, hijo, Rubén

He may return.

 

41)

Mong, Enrique

He may return.

 

42)

Morales, Marcos

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

43)

Morán, Diana

She may return.

 

44)

Moreno Saldaña, Enrique

He may return.

 

45)

Nicosia, Hildebrando

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

46)

Nieda Alvarado, Harmodio

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

47)

Pérez del Rosario, Juan

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

48)

Pitti, Jorge

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

49)

Quintero, Dr. Eneas

He is in Panama.

 

50)

Richard, José Alexis

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

51)

Robinson, Carlos

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

52)

Rodríguez, Bolívar

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

53)

Romero, Buenaventura

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

54)

Saavedra, Camilo

Self-exiled.  He enters and leaves the country freely.

 

 

 

 

55)

Sagel, Diógenes

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

56)

Salas Díaz, Jacobo

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

57)

Salas, Víctor

We have no record of him in our file.

 

58)

Samudio, Porfirio

He is in the country.

 

59)

Sánchez, Pascual

Died in the United States.  His cadaver was returned to the country on a Pan Am flight on May 23, 1976, and was received by Miss Silvia Ulloa.  He was buried in Panama.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60)

Solís Palma, Manuel

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

61)

Stumpf, Gustavo

Bolivian.  Deported on January 20, 1973, because his papers were not in order.

 

 

 

 

62)

Turner Morales, David F.

He resides in Mexico.  He has entered and left the country.  There is no impediment to his return.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63)

Turner Morales, Domingo E.

He may return.

 

64)

Turner Morales, Jorge E.

He may return.

 

65)

Velásquez, Gilberto

He may return.

 

66)

Yanes Ramis, Víctor Félix

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

67)

Young Adames, Dr. Carlos

Self-exiled.  He may return.

 

68)

Zappi Peré, Humberto

Self-exiled.  He may return

 

           In the same note of January 5, 1978, the Government of Panama also forwarded, as requested by the Special Commission, a list of those persons whose return had been previously authorized.  The return of the persons listed below was authorized as of April 26, 1977:

 

                   ALMENGOR TAFT, Víctor Manuel

                   ALVARADO MARMOLEJAS, Rafael

                   ARAUZ, Eric Orlando

                   ARMATRADING G., Manuel Antonio

                   AROSEMENA SIANCA, David

                   BURGOS GONZALEZ, Francisco

                   CASTILLO PEREZ, Mauricio

                   EDWARDS WALTERS, Kenty Sieberto

                   GONZALEZ SANTIZO, Almecias

                   GONZALEZ SANTIZO, Antonio

                   GONZALEZ WELL, Axi Nodier

                   GONZALEZ SANTIZO, Encarnación

                   GONZALEZ ROSALES, Prudencia O.

                   HOWARD PINZON, Luis Antonio

                   MENA GARCIA, Luis Antonio

                   MIRO GUARDIA, Carlos Gregorio

                   MORAN MARCON, Román

                   NAVARRO, Leopoldo

                   NELSON AUSTIN, Herbert George

                   PEREZ TAJUN, Rafael Enrique

                   RITTER DOMINGO, Luis Eduardo

                   ROSERO HERNANDEZ, Máximo

                   SANJUR, Gilberto

                   SERRACIN DE LEDEZMA, Miriam Inés

                   SIFRIDA LOPEZ, Saul

                   TRUJILLO MIRANDA, Edilberto

                   YANEZ DURAN, Tarquiño José

 

                    The Government of Panama failed to reply to the Special Commission's request for information concerning the alleged exile of the persons listed below:

 

                   1)                   ABOOD, Tito

                   2)                   ARIAS, Gilberto

                   3)                   BERNAL, Dr. Miguel Antonio

                   4)                   CARLES JR., Rubén Darío

                   5)                   CRESPO, Bolívar

                   6)                   CROCAMO, Abraham

                   7)                   CHEN, Demetrio

                   8)                   DE ARCO, Juan Manuel

                   9)                   DUBOIS, César

                   10)                 EISENMANN, Roberto

                   11)                 FORD, Guillermo

                   12)                 JIMENEZ, Humberto

                   13)                 KING, Thelma

                   14)                 LOPEZ, Eudoro

                   15)                 LOPEZ, Humberto

                   16)                 MARTINEZ, Boris

                   17)                 MEDRANO, Luis