Panamanian Farmers March
for Environment
Panamanian farmers,
indigenous people and
environmental
organizations marched
Thursday to reject
government projects they
denounced would affect
their communities and
the environment.
Olmedo Carrasquilla,
spokesman for the
demonstrating
organizations, told
Prensa Latina that some
organizations from the
interior of Panama
affected by mining,
hydroelectric, oil and
residential tourism are
taking part in the
event.
"We have joined efforts
to face all those
development projects
promoted by the
government that are
violating our rights,"
he stated.
More than 160
representatives from
indigenous communities
marched toward the
Panamanian Interior and
Justice Ministry, in the
historic sector of
Panama City, to present
their protest against
such projects.
The demonstrators
arrived in the
Panamanian capital on
Tuesday evening and
camped in Cathedral
Park.
Carrasquilla said that a
three-day activity in
defense of the
environment and respect
for the rights of local
communities was being
developed this week,
including a march to the
Presidency of the
Republic of Panama. |
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