Noticias

MODETEAB denuncia la represión y la violencia policial, la suspensión de derechos constitucionales y la interrupción de las telecomunicaciones en la provincia de Bocas del Toro.

– URGENT STATEMENT – Police violence against indigenous communities in Panama leaves at least two Ngäbe people dead and seven missing. MODETEAB denounces police repression and violence, the suspension of constitutional rights, and the interruption of telecommunications in the province of Bocas del Toro. The Movement for the Defense of Territories and Ecosystems of Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) strongly condemns …

MODETEAB condena represión contra comunidades indígenas en el contexto actual de movilización social en Panamá

June 3, 2025Valle de Agua ArribaAnnexed area to the Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca(Province of Bocas del Toro)Panama – URGENT STATEMENT – The Movement for the Defense of Territories and Ecosystems of Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) strongly denounces the police repression taking place in various regions of Panama. This repression has intensified in recent weeks, especially in numerous Indigenous communities, including those in …

COMUNICADO PÚBLICO SOBRE LA REPRESIÓN POLICIAL EN PANAMÁ

PANAMA, MAY 15, 2025 TO: Regional and international human rights organizations and authorities The Movement for the Defense of the Territories and Ecosystem of Bocas del Toro, as an organization that upholds the human rights of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, publicly denounces the repressive situation currently being experienced by the Panamanian people who are legitimately protesting following the approval …

Apoyo a los Derechos Indígenas en Panamá: Rendición de Cuentas para el Proyecto de Línea de Transmisión de la IFC

Published August 15, 2024 by CIEL By Carla García Zendejas, Director of CIEL’s People, Land, and Resources Program, and Lani Furbank, Communications Campaign Specialist. Hundreds of kilometers from the urban center of Panama, Indigenous Ngäbe, Buglé and Campesino peoples live in some of the world’s last intact tropical forests, a place they have called home for generations. This ancestral homeland has been …

ONU Alerta sobre Violaciones a los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en Panamá

By CIEL UN Treaty Bodies express concern about Panama’s Fourth Electrical Transmission Line Project, call on Panama to respect Indigenous peoples’ right to free, prior & informed consent April 11, 2023 (español aquí) GENEVA (CH) — In March, two United Nations bodies issued their findings about the situation of human rights in Panama, revealing that the Panamanian government has failed to …

Comunidades indígenas en Panamá triunfan, haciendo responsable al Banco Mundial

Following a historic investigation of a transmission line project in Panama, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation must address its failures to ensure Indigenous Peoples’ right to free, prior, and informed consent   CIEL PRESS RELEASEJune 16, 2022 In a historic investigation published Friday, the independent accountability mechanism of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), found that …

Panamá debe consultar con todas las comunidades indígenas afectadas por proyecto de infraestructura

Any negotiation with the Ngäbe and Buglé Indigenous peoples over Panama’s Fourth Transmission Line must comply with Panamanian and international law CIEL Press Release November 24, 2021 Last Wednesday, Panama’s state-owned Electrical Transmission Company (ETESA) announced that it had reached an agreement with certain Indigenous authorities to allow Panama’s Fourth Electrical Transmission Line to cross the territory of the Ngäbe and Buglé …

Línea de Transmisión IV de Panamá amenaza los derechos territoriales de los pueblos indígenas

By CIEL Last updated July 2018 CIEL supports the Territorial Organization of Ngäbe, Buglé and Campesinos of the Northern Region of Santa Fe, the Movement for the Defense of the Territories and Ecosystems of Boca del Toro (MODETAB), and the Alliance for Conservation and Development (ACD) in raising concerns about the lack of consultation with indigenous communities on the Transmission Line IV …