Highway condemned because of uncontacted tribes 30 August 2007Plans for the construction of a highway in one of the most remote parts of the Peruvian Amazon have been rejected by a local indigenous organization because of the danger it poses to uncontacted tribes living there.
Rights body pressures government on uncontacted tribes 29 August 2007The top human rights body in Latin America, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), has demanded to know what the Peruvian government is doing to protect uncontacted tribes living in the remote Amazon.
Julie Christie and Survival launch Uncontacted Tribes campaign 28 August 2007Screen icon Julie Christie and Survival will launch a campaign tomorrow to save uncontacted tribes from extinction with a new film featuring previously unseen footage of some of the world?s most remote and endangered peoples.
UN law on tribal peoples to be ratified 24 August 2007Nepal's parliament has this week announced its decision to sign the UN law on tribal peoples (ILO Convention 169).
Indians speak out against mining on their land 23 August 2007Indian leaders in Brazil are voicing their opposition to a draft law which if approved will allow mining in indigenous territories. Davi Yanomami spoke recently to a Survival researcher by telephone.
Slavery prejudice still applied to tribal peoples 22 August 2007Survival will release a report tomorrow comparing arguments justifying the eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen with those used to defend the transatlantic slave trade.
More evidence of uncontacted tribes fleeing 21 August 2007Further evidence of uncontacted tribes fleeing from Peru to Brazil because of illegal logging has been found by a Brazilian government official and uncontacted tribes expert.
Stars of BBC ‘Tribe’ series hit by disease epidemic 20 August 2007The Matis Indians of Brazil, stars of tomorrow's episode of 'Tribe' on BBC TV, are facing an epidemic which has already killed members of this tiny tribe.
Uncontacted tribes flee ‘red gold’ rush 2 August 2007A large group of uncontacted Indians has appeared in a remote village in the Amazon rainforest near the Peru-Brazil border, a Brazilian government official and expert on uncontacted tribes has reported.
