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In commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, MODETEAB demands that the Panamanian government cease all forms of repression and respect the rights of Indigenous peoples in Panama

August 9, 2025 On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Movement for the Defense of the Territories and Ecosystems of Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) reiterates its deep concern regarding the acts of violence and repression committed in recent months by Panamanian security forces against members of the Indigenous peoples in Panama. The violence has …

En la conmemoración del Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas, MODETEAB exige al gobierno panameño que cese todo tipo de represión y que respete los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en Panamá

9 de agosto de 2025 Con motivo del Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas, desde el Movimiento por la Defensa de los Territorios y Ecosistemas de Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) reiteramos nuestra profunda preocupación frente a los actos de violencia y represión que han sido cometidos en los últimos meses por las fuerzas de seguridad panameñas contra miembros de los …

Violencia policial ejercida contra comunidades indígenas en Panamá deja a por lo menos dos personas Ngäbe fallecidas y siete personas desaparecidas

– PRONUNCIAMIENTO URGENTE – Violencia policial ejercida contra comunidades indígenas en Panamá deja a por lo menos dos personas Ngäbe fallecidas y siete personas desaparecidas 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 El Movimiento por la Defensa de los Territorios y …

MODETEAB denounces police repression and violence, the suspension of constitutional rights, and the interruption of telecommunications in the province of 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 Condemns Repression Against Indigenous Communities Amid Ongoing Social Mobilization in Panama

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 …

STATEMENT ON POLICE REPRESSION IN PANAMA

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 …

Supporting Indigenous Rights in Panama: Accountability for IFC’s Transmission Line Project

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 …

UN Warns of Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Panama

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 …

Indigenous Communities in Panama Succeed in Holding World Bank to Account

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 …