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Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. Our purpose is to build an international movement to prevent and stop genocide.
Panama
Country Overview
Targeted Groups | Perpetrators | Alert Status | Genocide Stage(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| Watch | Stage 3: Discrimination, Stage 10: Denial |
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Since the Spanish arrival in Panama, Indigenous people have faced multiple forced deportations, expulsions, assimilation efforts, and forced conversions to Christianity at the hands of both the Spanish and the Panamanian governments. Recently, Indigenous people have been fighting for land rights, sovereignty, and cultural preservation.
Page last updated:
10/27/2021
Resources
The Price of Modernization in Panama: Dammed Forever
Panama: Indigenous People Getting Ready for Massive Demonstration
Indigenous Protests Return to Panama
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