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Parallel Report: List of Issues concerning the next Periodic Report of Panama

Parallel Report Presented by: The Movement for the Defense of Territories and Ecosystems of Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) and The Alliance for Conservation and Development (ACD) to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the occasion of the consideration of The List of Issues concerning the next Periodic Report of Panama during the 116th Session of the Committee …

Informe Paralelo: La Lista de Cuestiones relativa al próximo Informe Periódico de Panamá

Informe Paralelo Presentado por: El Movimiento por la Defensa de los Territorios y Ecosistemas de Bocas del Toro (MODETEAB) y La Alianza para la Conservación y el Desarrollo (ACD) al Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial con motivo de la consideración de La Lista de Cuestiones relativa al próximo Informe Periódico de Panamá durante la 116ª Sesión del …

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 …