Oil companies poised to enter uncontacted tribes’ territory
Two oil companies have been given the green light by the Peruvian government to explore for oil in a remote part of the Amazon inhabited by uncontacted tribes.
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Historic court case begins
An historic land rights case has opened in Guyana’s Supreme Court, lodged by the Akawaio and Arekuna people of the Upper Mazaruni river basin.
One year after court victory, Bushmen still far from home
13 December marks the first anniversary of the Kalahari Bushmen’s landmark victory in Botswana’s High Court. But most of the Bushmen remain stranded in resettlement camps.
HIV/AIDS spreading among tribal peoples
HIV/AIDS is spreading among tribal peoples due to increased contact with outsiders and dramatic social change, says Survival International in its new report, ‘Progress can kill’.
Supreme Court bars British company from mining sacred hills
India’s Supreme Court has surprised and delighted the Dongria Kondh tribe by barring the UK company Vedanta Resources Plc from mining bauxite in the sacred Niyamgiri hills in Orissa, eastern India.
Torment of tribes continues 10 years after peace accord
This Sunday will mark the tenth anniversary of the peace accord between the Bangladesh government and the Jumma tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Tribal women ‘particularly vulnerable’ to violence
Survival has written to the UN expressing concern that tribal women are ‘particularly vulnerable’ to violence and sexual exploitation when outsiders invade their land.
Four Guarani Indians shot in land conflict
Four Guarani Indians were shot and wounded on Saturday in a conflict with ranchers who are occupying their land in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.