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Brazil: Illegal Goldminers Invade Yanomami Land
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 7:38 am | Survival International
More than a thousand illegal goldminers have invaded the land of the Yanomami Indians in Brazilian Amazonia. The alarm was raised by Yanomami living close to the areas where the miners are operating. More >>
Amazon Indians Blockade Dam Construction Site
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:37 am | Survival International
Around 100 members of the 420-strong tribe occupied the building site and a nearby highway on Thursday. They want to stop the construction of a vast complex of hydroelectric dams being built on the Juruena river, upstream from their land. More >>
Charges Against Sri Lanka Honey Collectors Dropped
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 7:37 am | Survival International
The four men were collecting honey for presentation at the Tooth Temple in the town of Kandy during Sri Lanka's annual Esala Perahera - the country's major Buddhist festival. More >>
Survival Names 'Terrible 10' Tribal Rights Abusers
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 1:06 pm | Survival International
To mark UN Human Rights Day (10 December) Survival has named the 'terrible ten': the key abusers of tribal peoples' rights in 2007. Indonesia, Australia, Canada, the USA, New Zealand, Botswana, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay and Malaysia are all highlighted. More >>
Kalahari Bushmen Appeal For Legal Costs
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:52 am | Survival International
Two of the three judges presiding over the eviction case ruled that the Bushmen and the government must share the costs, despite the Bushmen's win. The judge in today's hearing has reserved his decision, but if he decides in their favour, the Bushmen ... More >>
Oil Co. Set To Enter Uncontacted Tribes Territory
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:50 am | Survival International
In total, there are an estimated 15 uncontacted tribes in Peru, all of them under grave threat from oil and gas exploration and illegal logging. Any form of contact with them could be fatal because they do not have any immunity to outsiders' diseases. More >>
A Year After Court Victory, Bushmen Still Not Home
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 12:08 pm | Survival International
13th December marks the first anniversary of the Kalahari Bushmen's landmark victory in Botswana's High Court. But the Botswana government has failed to uphold the court's ruling, and most of the Bushmen remain stranded in resettlement camps. More >>
Historic Case Begins In Guyana's Supreme Court
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 8:32 am | Survival International
According to David James, an indigenous lawyer representing the communities, this is the first case of its kind in Guyana. The indigenous people filed the case in 1998, but it faced long delays before hearings began last week. More >>
HIV/AIDS Spreading Among Tribal Peoples
Friday, 30 November 2007, 12:05 am | Survival International
HIV/AIDS was virtually unknown among the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari in Botswana before the government evicted them from their land. But in New Xade resettlement camp in 2002, at least 40% of Bushman deaths were due to AIDS. More >>
British Company Barred From Mining Sacred Hills
Friday, 30 November 2007, 12:04 am | Survival International
India's Supreme Court has surprised and delighted the Dongria Kond tribe by barring the UK company Vedanta Resources Plc from mining bauxite in the sacred Niyamgiri hills in Orissa, eastern India. More >>
Torment Of Tribes Continues 10 Years After Accord
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 8:06 am | Survival International
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 - but the government has failed to implement almost every aspect of it. More >>
Four Guarani Indians Shot In Land Conflict
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 12:35 pm | Survival International
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. More >>
Botswana: Bushmen - Back To Court?
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 7:47 am | Survival International
A representative of the Bushman organisation, First People of the Kalahari, today stated, 'We do not want to keep fighting in the courts. That is not the way to resolve problems. But we feel we have no other option. We are desperate.' More >>
Kayapo Indians Tell Lula: "No Mining On Our Land"
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 4:25 pm | Survival International
The letter says, 'We don't want miners, prospectors, loggers, fishermen or anyone else invading our territory. We want the indigenous rights that were won in the 1988 Constitution to be respected. More >>
Tribal People At Risk Of Extinction From Diabetes
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 10:24 am | Survival International
As 14 November marks the first UN World Diabetes Day, a new report from Survival has highlighted the catastrophic impact of diabetes on tribal people who have been removed from their land. More >>
Yanomami Leader - Britain Must Sign Int'l Law
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 10:22 am | Survival International
ILO Convention 169 is the most important international law on tribal peoples. It recognises their land ownership rights and says they should be consulted on developments that affect them. More >>
Buying Rainforest Won't Save It - Brazilian Shaman
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 9:08 am | Survival International
The visit to London by a renowned Yanomami Indian leader from Brazilian Amazonia will throw a spotlight on the increasingly exaggerated claims of organisations engaged in schemes to 'buy the rainforest', after he condemned the idea as 'useless'. More >>
Botswana: Govt Crackdown On Bushman Hunters
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 9:22 am | Survival International
The latest arrests bring the total number of Bushmen arrested for hunting since last year's landmark court ruling to at least forty-eight, with most being arrested since June this year. More >>
Botswana Bushmen Report Further Arrests, Beatings
Friday, 5 October 2007, 10:44 am | Survival International
Besides refusing to issue hunting permits, the government has refused to provide transport for the Bushmen to return. It has banned them from using their water borehole, and will not let them take their small numbers of livestock back with them. More >>
Peru: Uncontacted Indians Spotted From The Air
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 9:14 am | Survival International
Twenty-one uncontacted Indians have been spotted from the air during a flight over one of the most remote parts of the Peruvian rainforest. Their territory is currently being targeted by illegal loggers. More >>
