Indians beheaded in Sierra Nevada 23 December 2003Two Arhuaco Indians from northern Colombia have been found beheaded
after being seized by right-wing paramilitaries.
Violent backlash against Indians in Brazilian Amazon 1 December 2003Yesterday a group of about 200 Brazilian settlers invaded the Catholic mission of Surumu, in the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve, in the northern Amazon state of Roraima. They took three missionaries hostage.
'Love Actually' star Colin Firth condemns Bushman evictions 20 November 2003Colin Firth, star of the major new film 'Love Actually', has condemned the
Botswana government's eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central
Kalahari Game Reserve.
Iman backs company which opposes indigenous rights 19 November 2003Somali supermodel Iman is backing a company which opposes indigenous peoples' rights, despite press reports that she had withdrawn her support. Iman is the public 'face' of De Beers, and is reportedly being paid around US$1 million.
Martu win back their land 17 November 2003Half a century after being driven from their land, the Martu Aborigines in Western Australia have finally won recognition of their ownership of most of their ancestral land.
Botswana Bushmen's plea to De Beers and BHP Billiton 30 October 2003Botswana's Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' are asking De Beers and BHP Billiton not to mine on their land until their rights to return to it and live on it in peace are respected.
South African court rules 'indigenous peoples own their own land' 14 October 2003On 14 October 2003, in one of the most historic court judgments ever made in favour of indigenous peoples, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that an indigenous people had both communal land ownership and mineral rights over their territory.
Songs from a forest in danger 12 October 2003From October 19th, English audiences will be enjoying the wonderful music of a group of Aka 'Pygmies' from the Central African Republic (CAR)*. These beautiful sounds come from a people whose way of life is threatened with destruction.
Helpful letter from the European Council 5 October 2003Five European Heads of Mission [Ambassadors] to Botswana recently
produced a report on the Bushmen's relocation. All Survival's attempts to see a
copy of this report have been rebuffed.
Supreme Court backs Wichí 1 October 2003The Wichí Indians of northern Argentina have won a resounding victory after a seven-year legal battle with the province of Salta.
Violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts 30 September 2003Several communities of Jummas, the tribal peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, have been attacked by Bengali settlers.
42 UK MPs sign Bushmen motion 29 September 2003A motion tabled in the UK parliament, supporting the rights of the Gana and
Gwi Bushmen of Botswana, has been signed so far by 42 MPs.
EU supports indigenous rights in Africa 14 September 2003The European Parliament has this month adopted strong new resolutions
supporting indigenous peoples' rights in Africa.
Kalahari Bushmen thrown off their land as diamond companies move in 18 August 2003London, 19 August 2003: Thousands of Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' have been
forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
(CKGR), Botswana, reports The Ecologist.
Bushmen win royalties for their desert expertise 30 June 2003'Bushmen' have eaten parts of the hoodia cactus to suppress their hunger and thirst during long hunting trips and journeys in the desert. Now, a US drug company is using the plant to develop what may become a new anti-obesity drug.
Villagers face starvation as military operation sweeps through Papua 30 June 2003On 4 April 2003 the military command post (Kodim 1702) in the central highland town of Wamena was attacked by unknown men. Weapons and ammunition were stolen. Two soldiers and one of the attackers were killed.
Persecution of Bushmen stepped up 16 June 2003At least ten Bushmen from Molapo, in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), Botswana, have been charged with entering a game reserve without a permit. Botswana police issued the charges yesterday, June 16. The Bushmen have to appear in court on June 23
Botswana president: Bushmen can't go home 11 June 2003President Mogae of Botswana told a protester in the UK this week that the
Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' who have been forced off their land in the Central
Kalahari Game Reserve will not be allowed to go home.
Protests mar visit of Botswana president 8 June 2003Peaceful protests are expected to dog President Mogae of Botswana throughout
his visit to Britain this week.
Andaman authorities defy India's supreme court 2 June 2003The administration in India's Andaman Islands is defying a supreme court order to close a road running through the reserve of the isolated Jarawa tribe. Until the road is closed, the Jarawa are at great risk of catching fatal diseases.
Isolated tribe faces destruction 1 June 2003 The recently-contacted Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean was given new hope in 2002.
Mirrar win veto over mine 31 May 2003The Mirrar Aborigines of Australia's Northern Territory have for many years opposed the construction of a uranium mine on their land.
Hunter-gatherers and pastoralists participate in debates on constitution 31 May 2003 In an exciting development, hunter-gatherer and pastoralist peoples are playing an active part in the conference which is debating Kenya's new Constitution. That they are able to do so is a breakthrough and a sign of hope for tribal peoples' rights.
Uncontacted Indians in danger 31 May 2003 The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians of western Paraguay are the last uncontacted Indians south of the Amazon basin. They now face a real crisis, and Survival considers this one of the most urgent cases in the whole of South America.
Bushman land carved up for diamond exploration 31 March 2003'The Government was justified in removing the Basarwa ['Bushmen'] from the Reserve... It is sensible of Government to take such action. Otherwise who would always want to remain in the Dark Ages while others move forward?'
Killings of Indians highlight land crisis 1 February 2003'This here is my life, my soul. If you take me away from this land, you take my life.' Marcos Veron, Guarani-Kaiowá leader, killed January 2003.
Killings of Indians highlight land crisis 1 February 2003'This here is my life, my soul. If you take me away from this land, you take my life.' Marcos Veron, Guarani-Kaiowá leader, killed January 2003.
Killings of Indians highlight land crisis 31 January 2003In the first two weeks of 2003, three Indians have been murdered in Brazil. Behind these deaths lies the fact that Brazil remains the only country in South America apart from Suriname which does not recognise Indian land ownership rights.
Indian leader who toured Europe killed 14 January 2003Marcos Veron, one of the most important leaders of the Guarani-Kaiowá tribe in Brazil, has been killed by gunmen. Veron, aged approximately 70, is the third Brazilian Indian to be murdered since the New Year.
Campaign of terror against herders 6 January 2003The Mbororo cattle herders of Cameroon's Northwest Province are suffering a campaign of terror master-minded by one unscrupulous individual using government agents and structures to dominate and rob them of their pasture land.
