Penan We will keep on the struggle for our forest forever
Malaysian logging company Interhill has dismantled a road blockade mounted in Sarawak by members of the Penan tribe to prevent the company cutting down their forest.
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A man from the isolated Jarawa tribe has been beaten up by a poacher hunting illegally on the tribe's land.
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UN Human Rights Council approves text of Indigenous rights declaration
In a historic vote which brought a standing ovation from those present, the UNs Human Rights Council in Geneva has this week approved the text of a declaration on Indigenous peoples rights.
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Italian mountaineer treks across Alaska to save Gwichin land
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France 2 withdraws 'Chameleons' TV show
French TV station France 2 has withdrawn a controversial TV show featuring tribal peoples, following a letter from human rights organisations denouncing the show as derogatory.