Access to family justice in the region Ngäbe Bugle

Abstract

This research article has the purpose of reporting on the activities of the Access to Justice and Gender Unit, of the Judicial Branch and the Family Jurisdiction of Panama, which through the Sectional Family Courts of the province of Chiriquí, started a program of access to justice and gender, to bring justice to areas of difficult access, focused on bringing justice closer to the regional sector, providing services in a free, expeditious, timely and participatory manner, in the family jurisdiction, the The program addresses a group of indigenous people who are in conditions of vulnerability, with difficulties and barriers: economic and inclement weather, among others. This research is part of the quantitative methodology, supported by the statistical analyzes provided by the Unit of Access to Justice and Gender. The population under study was the Ngäbe Bugle region, and the period of time was 2019, 2020 and 2022. It is concluded that the objective of the program is achieved and access to justice is given to vulnerable people; 100% effectiveness is shown in achieving care for vulnerable people, this project can be extended to other areas other than the family, it also proved that it can be assumed by other family courts. It is important to continue advancing in the processes of hearings carried out and, in the sentences, handed down.