Solidaridad con Panamá: Derechos Indígenas y Acuerdo de Escazú

CIEL condemns the use of force against peaceful protesters in Panama who are opposing metallic mining and a copper mine concession. The organization calls for the protection of human rights and the full implementation of the Escazú Agreement's guarantees for environmental information, participation, and justice. Additionally, CIEL recommends postponing public forums for the Fourth Electric Transmission Line project due to ongoing public disorder.

• Thousands of people in urban and rural areas of Panama are protesting against metallic mining and a concession for the largest open-pit copper mine in Central America, citing a lack of transparency and participation guarantees.
• CIEL reports the excessive and indiscriminate use of force against journalists and protesters, including Indigenous Peoples, resulting in human rights violations and several deaths.
• CIEL urges the Panamanian government to postpone the public forums for the Fourth Electric Transmission Line project, scheduled for November 16-24, 2023, to ensure the effective exercise of environmental information and participation rights during current public unrest.
• CIEL calls on the State of Panama, as a signatory of the Escazú Agreement, to fully implement rights of access to information, participation, and environmental justice.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). Solidaridad con Panamá: Derechos Indígenas y Acuerdo de Escazú. https://www.ciel.org/news/solidaridad-panama-derechos-indigenas-acuerdo-escazu/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Solidaridad con Panamá: Derechos Indígenas y Acuerdo de Escazú. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/news/solidaridad-panama-derechos-indigenas-acuerdo-escazu/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Solidaridad con Panamá: Derechos Indígenas y Acuerdo de Escazú |date=15 November 2023 |url=https://www.ciel.org/news/solidaridad-panama-derechos-indigenas-acuerdo-escazu/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023solidaridad, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Solidaridad con Panamá: Derechos Indígenas y Acuerdo de Escazú}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/solidaridad-panama-derechos-indigenas-acuerdo-escazu/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }