Urgent appeal for ‘trapped’ uncontacted tribe
An urgent appeal to save an uncontacted tribe who are trapped in a shrinking patch of rainforest will be made today to Latin America’s top human rights body.
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Bushmen appeal to President
On the first anniversary of their historic court judgment, the Bushman organisation First People of the Kalahari released an open letter to Botswana's President Mogae.
Police arrest, torture and kill Papuan tribal people
Police in West Papua are killing, torturing and intimidating the province's tribal people with impunity. Police shot dead two Papuan women and injured another as they protested on 5 December near the British and American-owned Freeport mine.
Concern over uncontacted tribes fleeing loggers
A group of Indigenous and other organisations have written an urgent letter highlighting how illegal loggers in Peru are forcing uncontacted tribes to flee across the border into Brazil.
Amazon Indians end blockade
The Enawene Nawe Indians ended their protest at the site of a planned hydroelectric dam on Tuesday.
Officials concede Narmada dam illegal
A director of the government agency responsible for India’s controversial Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam has admitted that the construction of the dam has led to the illegal submergence of houses and farms.
Survival ‘stands firmly behind Bushmen’ on anniversary of court victory
As the Kalahari Bushmen mark the first anniversary of their landmark court victory tomorrow, Survival has vowed to support them in their continued struggle to return to their land.
Illegal goldminers invade Yanomami land
More than a thousand illegal goldminers have invaded the land of the Yanomami Indians in Brazilian Amazonia.