New law threatens uncontacted tribes
The existence of some of the world's last uncontacted tribes has been threatened by a new law passed by the Peruvian government.
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Brazilian Indian leader – Germany must sign international law
Brazilian shaman Davi Yanomami delivered a letter to the German Chancellor’s office this week, urging the German government to sign the key international law on tribal peoples, ILO Convention 169.
Police arrest health officials for fraud
Federal police in Brazil arrested 35 people suspected of misappropriation of funds from the National Health Foundation, FUNASA, in the state of Roraima yesterday.
Brazilian Indian leader - Botswana must respect my brothers and sisters the Bushmen
A renowned Yanomami Indian leader from Brazilian Amazonia has made an emotional plea to the Botswana government to let the Kalahari Bushmen live on their land, ‘in peace for the rest of their lives’.
Yanomami leader - Britain must sign international law
Brazilian shaman Davi Yanomami today delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street calling on the UK government to ratify ILO Convention 169, the key international law on tribal peoples.
Brazilian shaman’s visit – ‘Buying rainforest won’t save it’
Visit to London by a renowned leader from Brazilian Amazonia throws spotlight on schemes to ‘buy the rainforest’.
Government crackdown on Bushman hunters
Six Bushmen have been arrested for hunting in New Xade resettlement camp, according to First People of the Kalahari, a Bushman human rights organisation.
Bushmen report further arrests, beatings
A Bushman human rights organisation today reported that at least ten men in Kaudwane resettlement camp have been arrested and beaten by wildlife officials for hunting.