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Colombia: Epidemic Hits Nomadic Amazon Tribe
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 11:02 am | Survival International
The nomadic Nukak tribe, who fled their jungle homes after being caught up in Colombia's civil war, have been hit by a flu epidemic. More >>
Bushmen appeal to Leonardo DiCaprio
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 10:43 am | Survival International
The Kalahari Bushmen of Botswana have made a desperate appeal for help to Leonardo DiCaprio, who stars in the forthcoming film 'The Blood Diamond'. The appeal appears today as a full-page advert in Variety magazine. More >>
India: 50,000 Sign To Support Andaman Tribe
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 10:10 am | Survival International
Survival has presented a petition with 50,000 signatures in support of the Jarawa tribe to Sonia Gandhi in Delhi and to the Indian High Commission in London. More >>
Botswana: Bushman Case - Court To Rule On 13 Dec
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 9:14 am | Survival International
As the final arguments came to a close in the Kalahari Bushmen's court case against the Botswana government on Friday, the court announced that a judgement will be made on 13 December. More >>
Botswana: Bushman Case, Final Arguments date set
Thursday, 17 August 2006, 10:58 am | Survival International
The Kalahari Bushmen's landmark court case against the Botswana government will reach a crucial stage at the end of August as the lawyers present their final arguments to the court. More >>
Indigenous Peoples Win Historic Vote on Rights
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 12:11 am | Survival International
On UN Indigenous People's Day (9 August), Survival welcomes the UN Human Rights Council's historic vote in favour of the declaration on indigenous people's rights. Canada and Russia were the only two countries on the council to vote against the declaration. More >>
New Cartoon Book Satirises 'Development'
Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 12:05 am | Survival International
A biting critique of how tribal peoples are being destroyed in the name of 'development' is being launched by Survival. The critique is presented in a cartoon book designed to be read in two minutes. More >>
Virginia Indians To Commemorate 400 Yrs Settlement
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 8:58 am | Survival International
12 July 2006 VIRGINIA INDIANS ARRIVE IN UK TO COMMEMORATE 400 YEARS SINCE ENGLISH SETTLEMENT More >>
Botswana: Bushmen Hold Out in Appeal for Help
Saturday, 24 June 2006, 5:09 pm | Survival International
The last group of Bushmen still holding out inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve have smuggled out an appeal for help. More >>
UN Expert Urges South Africa & NZ - Ratify ILO 169
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 10:13 pm | Survival International
The UN's top expert on indigenous rights has called on the governments of South Africa and New Zealand to ratify ILO Convention 169 on indigenous and tribal peoples' rights. Dr Rodolfo Stavenhagen, the UN special rapporteur on indigenous peoples visited both ... More >>
Survival And Other Charities Launch Code
Saturday, 10 June 2006, 2:57 pm | Survival International
Survival International and ten other leading charities have launched a ground-breaking code of conduct for NGOs (non-governmental organisations). More >>
Angelina Jolie: Kalahari Bushmen Cry For Help
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 6:28 pm | Survival International
The Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana have sent a desperate plea for help to actress Angelina Jolie, who gave birth to a daughter on Saturday in neighbouring Namibia. More >>
Lancet: Indigenous People's Health Worst In World
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 2:23 pm | Survival International
The medical journal The Lancet, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Survival International, has this week launched a high-profile series of articles highlighting the shocking health crisis facing indigenous peoples ... More >>
Canada: Book Exposing Innu Persecution Wins Award
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 9:10 pm | Survival International
Professor Colin Samson, associate and supporter of Survival International, has won the prestigious Pierre Savard Award for his book on the forced assimilation of the Innu people of the Labrador-Québec peninsula. More >>
India: Doctors Confirm Jarawa Have Measles
Saturday, 20 May 2006, 3:35 pm | Survival International
Doctors on the Andaman Islands have confirmed that members of the Jarawa tribe have been suffering from measles. The local authorities had denied that there had been an outbreak of measles within the tribe, claiming instead that a number of Jarawa ... More >>
India: Disease Hits 16% of Isolated Andaman Tribe
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 8:48 pm | Survival International
Forty-two children from the isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands have been hit by disease in the last three weeks, in an epidemic which could wipe them out. The figure represents 16 percent of the tribe's total population of 270. More >>
India: Isolated Andaman Tribe Hit By Measles
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 9:01 pm | Survival International
The isolated Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean have been hit by a measles epidemic which could wipe them out. Seven Jarawa children have been admitted to hospital. The outbreak is the second to strike the 270-strong tribe since ... More >>
Guarani Warn Of Bloodbath On National Indian Day
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 10:00 am | Survival International
As Brazil celebrates 'Indian Day' on 19 April, Guarani Indians facing eviction from their land have warned of a bloodbath. The Indians are to be forced to return to the roadside where they lived in miserable conditions before 2004. More >>
Botswana: Bushman Hunters Arrested At Gunpoint
Friday, 14 April 2006, 12:00 am | Survival International
Eight Bushmen were arrested at gunpoint, threatened with death, and tortured last week before being held for a night in prison and charged for hunting in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana. More >>
Botswana: Amnesty Chile's Bushman Rights Campaign
Friday, 7 April 2006, 11:28 am | Survival International
Amnesty International in Chile has launched a campaign in support of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen, adding to the growing list of international NGOs speaking out against the Botswana government's eviction of the Bushmen from their land. More >>
