Solidaridad con Panamá: Derechos Indígenas y Acuerdo de Escazú

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) issued a statement of solidarity with peaceful protesters in Panama who are opposing metallic mining and a specific open-pit copper mine concession. CIEL condemns the use of force against demonstrators and journalists, calls for the protection of human rights, and urges the Panamanian government to postpone public forums regarding the Fourth Electric Transmission Line project due to ongoing public disorder.

• Thousands of people in urban and rural areas of Panama, including Indigenous Peoples, teachers, and health and construction unions, have protested against metallic mining and a concession for Central America's largest open-pit copper mine, citing a lack of transparency and participation guarantees.
• Protesters argue that reforms allowing mining exploitation are unconstitutional because the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama had previously ruled on the socio-environmental damage caused by such activity to a protected biological corridor.
• CIEL reports the excessive and indiscriminate use of force against journalists and protesters, resulting in deaths and complaints regarding violations of personal liberty and integrity.
• CIEL requests that Panamanian authorities postpone the Public Forums for the Fourth Electric Transmission Line project, scheduled for November 16 to 24, 2023, because current conditions of public disorder hinder the effective exercise of environmental information and participation rights.
• CIEL calls on the State of Panama, as a signatory of the Escazú Agreement, to fully implement rights to environmental information, participation, and justice, ensuring a safe environment for human rights defenders.

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} }