Indigenous peoples and their supporters in Brazil have launched an urgent petition calling on Brazil’s Supreme Court to uphold the ratification of Raposa-Serra do Sol, an Indigenous territory in the Amazon region, northern Brazil. Link to www.makunaimagri
Eighty-five Brazilian organisations have signed a statement demanding respect for the rights of the Indians of Raposa Serra do Sol, who have been attacked by farmers who want their land.
Pope Benedict XVI met with two Brazilian Indians at the Vatican this morning, and pledged his support for their struggle to defend their Amazon home. He said, ‘We will do everything possible to help protect your land.’
An extraordinary video released by the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) and Survival International.
Two Brazilian Indians will arrive in London next week to make a desperate plea for help to save their Amazon forest home.
Violence by farmers illegally occupying Indigenous land in the Brazilian state of Roraima has led the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) to suspend a police operation to remove them.
A group of farmers who are illegally occupying Indigenous territory in the Brazilian state of Roraima have resorted to guerrilla tactics to resist police attempts to remove them from the land.
An Indian organisation in northern Brazil has sent a message of thanks to Survival supporters after winning back their land.