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Sacred Object Returned to Hopi Tribe After Paris Auction
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 2:28 pm | Survival International
In a historic handover ceremony, an object sacred to the Hopi people has been returned to Hopi after dozens of katsinam (‘friends’) were sold at a Paris auction house in April 2013 despite repeated requests and litigation. More >>
Brazil: Protests Urge President to Uphold Indigenous Rights
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 2:00 pm | Survival International
As demonstrators continue to flood Brazil’s streets, Brazilian Indians have joined protestors in calling for an end to the onslaught on indigenous rights by the government. More >>
Court Reprieve For Bushmen Threatened with Eviction
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:35 pm | Survival International
Dozens of Botswana Bushmen threatened with eviction , reportedly because they live in an area proposed as a ‘wildlife corridor’, have won a significant court victory in their struggle to stay on their land. More >>
Rallying Cry: Dongria Stand Firm Against Vedanta Mine
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:46 pm | Survival International
During a rally of defiance, India’s Dongria Kondh have vowed to defend their Niyamgiri Hills against an open pit mine by British mining giant Vedanta Resources , and demanded the release of village leaders ahead of consultations about the mine. More >>
Guarani Man Killed In Ambush By Gunmen
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:03 pm | Survival International
A Guarani Indian man was killed yesterday in southern Brazil, reportedly by gunmen working for the cattle ranchers who have occupied his community’s land. More >>
Survival Condemns Steven Pinker’s ‘Brutal Savage’ Myth
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 3:42 pm | Survival International
Survival International has launched a vigorous rebuttal of Harvard ‘evolutionary psychologist’ Steven Pinker’s claim that tribal people are more violent than state societies. More >>
Trucks Arrive to Evict Botswana Bushmen Despite Govt Denials
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 3:30 pm | Survival International
Government trucks arrived last night to evict Bushmen from their ancestral land in southern Botswana, according to reports received by Survival International . More >>
Awá’s Plight Reaches Top Human Rights Watchdog
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 1:31 pm | Survival International
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Americas’ leading human rights body, has received an urgent petition from Survival International and Brazilian indigenous rights organization CIMI to save Earth’s most threatened tribe. More >>
Survival Launches Tourism Boycott of India’s Andaman Islands
Friday, 3 May 2013, 9:58 am | Survival International
Survival International has today launched a tourism boycott of India’s Andaman Islands, until the degrading practice of ‘human safaris’ to the 400-strong Jarawa tribe is stopped. More >>
Protests demand protection for Peru’s uncontacted tribes
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:07 am | Survival International
Survival International supporters held worldwide protests outside Peruvian embassies and consulates in London, San Francisco, Berlin, Madrid and Paris today, calling for an end to the deadly expansion of the Camisea gas project in Peru’s Amazon ... More >>
Worldwide protests to stop Amazon gas project expansion
Saturday, 20 April 2013, 2:23 pm | Survival International
Protesters will carry placards symbolizing the lethal effects of the Camisea project on Peru's uncontacted tribes. © Survival Survival International supporters will protest outside Peruvian embassies and consulates around the world on April 23rd ... More >>
Brazil Ignores Deadline to Save Threatened Tribe
Friday, 19 April 2013, 11:55 am | Survival International
Brazil’s authorities have ignored an urgent deadline by a federal judge to evict
all invaders from the heartland of
Ban Upheld: Avatar Tribe ‘To Decide’ Future of Vedanta Mine
Friday, 19 April 2013, 9:06 am | Survival International
In a landmark ruling, the Indian Supreme Court today rejected an appeal to allow Vedanta Resources to mine the Niyamgiri hills. In a complex judgement, the court decreed that those most affected by the proposed mine should have a decisive say ... More >>
Aid Agencies Turn Blind Eye to ‘Catastrophe’ In Ethiopia
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 3:57 pm | Survival International
Three independent reports have warned that the controversial Gibe III dam, and land grabs for plantations, risk imminent ‘catastrophe’ in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley. More >>
Judge rejects attempt to halt auction of Hopi sacred objects
Saturday, 13 April 2013, 12:54 pm | Survival International
A Paris judge has thrown out a bid by Survival International to block a controversial auction of sacred objects of Arizona’s Hopi tribe. The judge ruled that ‘in spite of their sacredness to the Hopi these masks are not a representation of any creature, ... More >>
Survival Goes To Court To Stop Hopi Sacred Objects Auction
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 3:32 pm | Survival International
Lawyers acting for Survival International have today filed legal papers in an attempt to stop the sale of sacred objects of the Hopi tribe in a Paris auction house this Friday. More >>
Salgado’s ‘Genesis’ Showcases Photos Of Threatened Tribes
Friday, 5 April 2013, 12:15 pm | Survival International
As London’s Natural History Museum prepares for the opening of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado’s new exhibition ‘Genesis’ on April 11, Survival International has highlighted the plight of some of the tribal peoples portrayed in the show. The ... More >>
Awá tribe’s desperate call to evict loggers
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 9:35 am | Survival International
Earth’s most threatened tribe has sent an urgent appeal to Brazil’s government to evict invaders from their forest, as Brazil soccer fans lend their support for the tribe. More >>
UN demands ‘immediate suspension’ of Amazon gas plans
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:07 am | Survival International
The United Nations has demanded an immediate halt to the expansion of a major gas project in the Peruvian Amazon, over concerns that it poses a grave risk to the lives of uncontacted Indians living nearby. More >>
Kalahari Bushmen Launch New Legal Battle
Friday, 22 March 2013, 10:59 am | Survival International
Bushmen in Botswana are taking the government to court for illegally refusing them access to their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Approximately 700 Bushmen who were evicted from the CKGR in 2002 won a marathon High Court battle ... More >>