Miskito win back land
The Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños has returned five parcels of land to the Indigenous 'Miskito' Indians of the country's Caribean coast.
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Los miskito recuperan sus tierras
El presidente nicaragüense Enrique Bolaños ha devuelto cinco parcelas de tierra a los indígenas "miskito" de la costa caribeña del país.
Professor Good loses Botswana deportation appeal
Australian Professor Kenneth Good, who was deported from Botswana last month as a 'threat to national security,' lost his appeal in the Botswana courts on July 27.
Government denies Bushman torture and prosecutes victims
The Botswana government has denied the torture of seven Gana 'Bushmen' by wildlife officials last month.
Some protection at last for Ayoreo territory
At a recent meeting in Paris, UNESCO approved a joint request by the Paraguayan government and supporters of the Ayoreo Indians to include a large area of Ayoreo forest in the new Chaco Biosphere Reserve.
Poachers raid Jarawa reserve
A group of poachers recently entered a settlement of the isolated Jarawa tribe on the Andaman islands and stole honey collected by the group.
BBC's Newsnight investigates the Bushmen's expulsion
The BBC's flagship news programme Newsnight has broadcast an in-depth investigation into the Botswana government's expulsion of the Bushmen from their ancestral land.
Yanomami warn mining invasion is 'out of control'
Yanomami health workers have written to the Ministers of Justice and Environment demanding immediate measures to expel invading goldminers from their land.