Bushmen send thanks to Survival supporters 20 December 2006As the full meaning of their historic court win starts to sink in, the Bushmen have sent a message to Survival supporters around the world, whose generosity has been so crucial in bringing about their victory.
Survival welcomes governments decision not to appeal court ruling 19 December 2006Survival International today welcomed the statement by the Botswana government that it would not appeal last weeks historic High Court ruling in favour of the Central Kalahari Bushmen.
Key international law on indigenous peoples ratified 18 December 2006Spain on Wednesday signed up to the world's key international law on indigenous peoples' rights, becoming only the fourth European country to do so.
Bushmen win landmark legal case 13 December 2006Scenes of jubilation greeted the Botswana High Court's ruling today in favour of the Kalahari Bushmen.
Bushmen await judgement on Wednesday 11 December 2006Judges in Botswanas High Court will rule on Wednesday on the landmark case brought by the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government.
March to Parliament to condemn Bushman evictions 4 December 2006Around 200 people took to the streets in Botswana's capital Gaborone on Saturday to protest the government's refusal to allow the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari to return to their ancestral homes.
UN declaration on indigenous people blocked 30 November 2006Final approval at the UN General Assembly of the declaration on indigenous peoples rights has been blocked by a group of African countries led by Namibia, and supported by Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Russia.
Bushman case - court to rule on 13 December 29 November 2006Judges in Botswanas High Court will rule on 13 December on the landmark case brought by the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government.
Protection for isolated Indians 23 November 2006The Bolivian government has created a reserve especially for isolated Indians. The reserve, created to protect the isolated Toromona tribe, is almost 19,000 sq km, and prohibits all logging activity, oil exploration and mining.
Kenyan hunter-gatherers in press conference with Bushmen 22 November 2006Two members of the hunter-gatherer Ogiek tribe of Kenya will hold a joint press conference in Gaborone tomorrow, 23 November, with Bushman organisation First People of the Kalahari.
Tribe holds out against loggers 20 November 2006A small group of nomads on the island of Borneo are continuing to defy loggers targeting their rainforest home.
Opposition party stands with the Bushmen 17 November 2006One of Botswanas leading opposition parties, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has attacked President Mogae over the eviction of the Bushmen.
New diseases hit nomads as government stands by 17 November 2006The nomadic Nukak-Maku, one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in the world, has been hit by tuberculosis and chicken pox, putting their survival at serious risk.
Tragedy of mother's death highlights growing AIDS crisis 15 November 2006A 29-year-old Gana Bushman woman from the Central Kalahari has died of AIDS in New Xade resettlement camp, Botswana. Tumelo Sebelegangwana leaves one child of her own, and two children of her sister, who died earlier of TB.
Archbishop Tutu condemns Bushman evictions 7 November 2006Archbishop Desmond Tutu has condemned the eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen and has appealed to the Botswana government not to destroy them.
Uncontacted Indian child found dead in Amazon 3 November 2006The body of an isolated Indian child has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon, in the state of Maranhão. An Indian from the Guajajara tribe came across the remains of the body whilst out hunting.
Suicide of Amazon nomad leader 25 October 2006A leader of the nomadic Nukak tribe has committed suicide after drinking a poison usually used by his people to kill fish.
Miners set fire to Yekuana and Sanema houses 24 October 2006Communal houses belonging to Yekuana and Sanema Indians living in the Caura river basin, in the southern state of Bolivar, have been burned down by gold miners. Indian leaders have received death threats and one was beaten up by miners.
Landmark trial begins 24 October 200619 years after the murder of Vicente Canas, the trial of those accused of killing him began today in Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso state.
Guarani Indian mother of four commits suicide 20 October 2006Teresa Murilha, a young Guarani Kaiowá mother of four children, killed herself on 11 October. Her oldest son found her body hanging from the rafters of their shack in the community of Paso Piraju.
Aborigines win 'native title' over Perth 19 October 2006The Noongar Aborigines, traditional owners of the land surrounding Western Australia's capital city, Perth, have won legal recognition of their ownership in a landmark court ruling.
Oil company 'won't drill on isolated Indians' land' 18 October 2006An oil company exploring for oil in the Peruvian Amazon has announced that it will not enter the territory of isolated Indians, even though the area was inside its concession.
Two Ogiek killed in violent land clash 13 October 2006Two Ogiek have died after several days of violent clashes between Ogiek and a neighbouring tribe, the Kipsigis (Kalenjin).
Ranchers threaten Enawene Nawe Indians 13 October 2006Cattle ranchers have threatened Enawene Nawe Indians with reprisals if they attempt to visit the Rio Preto, an area where the Indians build dams to trap fish every year.
Trial of Bushman activists postponed 11 October 2006The court case in which 23 Gana and Gwi Bushmen were due to appear this week has been postponed until next February. The 23 face up to one year in prison for 'unlawful assembly'.
Vigils in London and Paris as Jarawa tribe faces extinction 9 October 2006Survival will hold vigils tomorrow, 10 October, in London and Paris in support of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands, India. The Jarawa are in danger of being wiped out by settlers and poachers invading their land.
Government censors media reporting on Bushmen 6 October 2006A senior Botswana government official has ordered all the state media, including Botswana Television and Radio, to use positive government statements when reporting on the eviction of Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).
Bushman activists face jail 6 October 2006Bushman human rights activists in Botswana are to appear in court on Monday. They face up to one year in jail on charges of 'unlawful assembly'.
Amazon nomads ask to go home 5 October 2006The nomadic Nukak tribe, who were recently moved by Colombian authorities to a new camp far from their traditional lands, have asked to return to their own homes. The plea comes after the death of a nine year old Nukak boy and a severe flu epidemic which
South Africa: Khomani Bushman elder dies 28 September 2006Sanna, the Khomani Bushman, whose photograph features on Survivals Bushmen arent Forever poster campaign, died last month.
De Beers donation to High Court arouses criticism 27 September 2006De Beers Botswana has made a 100,000 pula ($15,000) donation to the country's High Court, bringing accusations of interference in the judicial system.
International experts visit the Nukak 27 September 2006A team of international experts are today due to visit the nomadic Nukak tribe, who fled their forest home after Colombias drug war overran them.
Bushman play to be staged next week 25 September 2006A play telling the story of the eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen and their campaign to return to their land is being staged in Bloemfontein in South Africa next week.
Opposition party condemns evictions of Bushmen 22 September 2006The Botswana Congress Party (BCP), one of the country's leading opposition parties, has condemned the Botswana governments eviction of the Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).
Fourteen arrested in clampdown on poachers 21 September 2006Police in the Andaman islands have arrested 14 men who illegally entered the reserve of the isolated Jarawa tribe. Survival and groups in the islands have been urging the government to clamp down on rampant poaching in the reserve.
Epidemic hits nomadic Amazon tribe 20 September 2006The nomadic Nukak tribe, who fled their jungle homes after being caught up in Colombias civil war, have been hit by a flu epidemic.
Bushmen appeal to Leonardo diCaprio 18 September 2006The 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.
New wave of police violence in Papua 13 September 2006Indonesian police have unleashed a new wave of violence against the tribal people of Papua. Survival has received numerous reports of torture, mal-treatment and extra-judicial killings committed by the police this year.
Bushman case court to rule on 13 December 11 September 2006As the final arguments came to a close in the Kalahari Bushmens court case against the Botswana government on Friday, the court announced that a judgement will be made on 13 December.
Attorney Bushmen have legal rights to their land 7 September 2006As a group of Bushmen arrived in court this week to hear the final legal arguments in their case against the Botswana government, their attorney argued that they have the legal right to occupy and use their land.
Indians denounce destruction of fishing waters 6 September 2006A group of Indians have denounced the destruction of their most important river. The Enawene Nawe tribe are angry that the rainforest bordering the Rio Preto, an abundant source of fish, is being rapidly destroyed by cattle ranchers.
Eviction of Bushmen unlawful and unconstitutional 5 September 2006Botswanas high court began hearing the Bushmens lawyer present his final arguments yesterday. Lawyer Gordon Bennett argued that the eviction of the Bushmen was unlawful, unconstitutional and was done without their consent.
Solidarity demonstration as Bushmens case ends 4 September 2006The Swedish Network Leave the Bushmen alone! held a demonstration today outside the Embassy of Botswana in Stockholm, in support of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen.
Bushman case adjourned until 4 September 29 August 2006The Gana and Gwi Bushmens landmark court case against the Botswana government has been adjourned until 4 September. The lawyers were due to present their final arguments to the court this week.
Rape and torture in the Chittagong Hill Tracts 23 August 2006Violence continues against the Jumma tribal people of Bangladesh. On 12 July a Jumma shopkeeper was arrested by the army in Mahalchari. He was severely beaten and tortured, and was given electric shocks.
Arara Indians under 'threat of extinction' 17 August 2006A federal prosecutor has ordered FUNAI, the Brazilian government's Indian affairs department, to draw up a plan to recognise the land of a group of Arara Indians.
Bushman case court to hear final arguments 28 August 16 August 2006The Kalahari Bushmens 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.
Nukak return to the forest 14 August 2006The isolated tribe of Amazonian nomads who fled their rainforest home in Colombia as fighting engulfed them are returning to the forest.
Indigenous peoples win historic vote on rights Canada votes against 7 August 2006On UN Indigenous Peoples Day (9 August), Survival welcomes the UN Human Rights Councils historic vote in favour of the declaration on indigenous peoples rights. Canada and Russia were the only two countries on the council to vote against .
Supreme Court upholds genocide ruling 4 August 2006Brazils highest court, the Federal Supreme Court, yesterday upheld the conviction of genocide against four goldminers who murdered 16 Yanomami Indians in 1993.
Bishops warn of genocide of uncontacted Indians 3 August 2006Bishops and other religious leaders in the Amazonian state of Mato Grosso are warning that uncontacted Indians of the Rio Pardo are 'suffering the imminent threat of genocide'.
More arrests as hounding of Bushmen intensifies 28 July 2006The Botswana government's crackdown on Bushmen found hunting to feed their families has entered a new phase. Survival has received reports that five Bushmen were arrested within the last week in the relocation camp at Kaudwane for hunting duikers (a small
Indians denounce illegal logging 27 July 2006A group of Ayoreo Indians has angrily condemned the landowners who are logging their territory illegally. Senior government officials have travelled to the Ayoreo's villages to investigate.
New cartoon book satirises 'development' 25 July 2006A 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.
BBC launches second series of hit TV show Tribe 14 July 2006Bruce Parry, presenter of BBC 2s hit television show Tribe, has urged viewers of the programme to support tribal peoples by getting involved with Survival. The second series of Tribe starts this Sunday 16 July, at 9pm.
Bushman support grows as court case 2 years old 4 July 2006Tomorrow, 5 July, marks two years since the Kalahari Bushmens legal case against the Botswana government began. In a groundswell of support, 135 Bushmen have asked to be added to the original list of 243 applicants.
France 2 withdraws 'Chameleons' TV show 28 June 2006French TV station France 2 has withdrawn a controversial TV show featuring
tribal peoples, following a letter from human rights organisations denouncing the show as derogatory.
Lancet: Eviction from land is bad for Bushmens health 26 June 2006The Lancet, the worlds leading medical journal, has published an article heavily criticising the Botswana governments eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Mursi eviction fears grow 19 June 2006The Mursi, a nomadic, cattle-herding people living in the Omo National Park in southwest Ethiopia, fear eviction from their ancestral lands in the name of conservation. If evicted, they will lose precious agricultural and grazing lands which are central
Tortured Bushmen to appear in court 8 June 2006Eight Bushmen who were beaten and tortured by wildlife officials in April are appearing in court this week.
The Lancet: Indigenous people's health worst in world 2 June 2006The medical journal The Lancet has this week launched a high-profile series of articles highlighting the shocking health crisis facing indigenous peoples worldwide.
Angelina Jolie - Kalahari Bushmen cry for help 1 June 2006The 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.
Book exposing Innu persecution wins award 31 May 2006Professor 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.
Guarani celebrate court victory 26 May 2006A tribunal has ruled that the Guarani Kaiowá community of Paso Piraju should not be evicted from their land.
UK: Shamans from Amazon on unique music tour 25 May 2006For the first time, a group of Mehinaku shaman musicians from the Brazilian Amazon will tour the UK. They will perform with the renowned Brazilian singer and composer, Marlui Miranda, and British musicians.
Arara Indians fight for land 23 May 2006The Arara Indians of Brazil are fighting to save their land, Cachoeira Seca (Dry Rapids). The territory has been invaded on a massive scale by settlers and loggers.
Isolated tribes celebrate land victory 22 May 2006Two of Brazil's smallest and most isolated tribes now face a more secure future after President Lula ratified (signed into law) their land. The signing of the decree took place on Brazil's national 'Indian Day', April 19.
Doctors confirm Jarawa have measles 19 May 2006Doctors on the Andaman Islands have confirmed that members of the Jarawa tribe have been suffering from measles.
Longest court case concludes Bushmen receive death threats 18 May 2006Botswanas longest-running court case, brought by the Bushmen against the Botswana government, concluded on Tuesday. Over 10% of the 243 applicants have died in the government resettlement camps since the case was filed.
Nukak tribe We are being wiped out 18 May 2006The reclusive Nukak tribe, who hit headlines worldwide this month after fleeing their forest home, are caught up in a violent civil war between guerrillas and the Colombian army.
Disease strikes 16% of isolated Andaman tribe 10 May 2006Forty-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.
Isolated Andaman tribe hit by measles epidemic 8 May 2006The 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.
Government witness says 'I don't remember' 36 times 4 May 2006During cross-examination by the lawyer for the Bushmen, the main government official in charge of the 2002 relocation of hundreds of Bushmen claimed he could remember almost nothing about the exercise.
Lawyer Bushmens land belongs to government 28 April 2006The Botswana governments lawyer claimed in court this week that the Gana and Gwi Bushmens home in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) belonged to the government, and that it could decide who was allowed to live there.
Kayapó set to fight massive dam project 27 April 2006Mebegokre Kayapó Indians have vowed to oppose the building of five dams along the Xingu River in Amazonia. Two hundred Kayapó met recently to discuss the dams, which they fear will have a devastating impact on their land.
Isolated Indians land protected 25 April 2006The Peruvian government has created a new reserve in the Amazon rainforest, protecting the lands of the isolated Isconahua Indians and several other indigenous tribes.
Guarani warn of bloodbath 20 April 2006Guarani 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.
British MP attacks Survival over Bushmen 19 April 2006British Conservative MP Malcolm Moss has attacked Survivals campaign in support of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen.
Bushman hunters arrested at gunpoint and tortured 12 April 2006Eight 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.
Indians 'Lulas government is bad for us' 11 April 2006Five hundred and fifty leaders from eighty-six Brazilian tribes have written an open letter slamming President Lulas governments record on indigenous peoples.
NGOs appeal to German president over Bushmen 10 April 2006German NGOs have written to German President Dr. Horst Köhler urging him to discuss the eviction and torture of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen with President Mogae of Botswana during his visit to Botswana this week.
Amnesty Chile launches Bushman rights campaign 6 April 2006Amnesty 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 governments eviction of the Bushmen.
Guarani death toll rises 4 April 2006Two Guarani infants from the community of Ñanderú Marangatú died last week, bringing the number of deaths due to their eviction from their land in December to seven.
Drug wars force forest nomads to flee 3 April 2006150 Indians belonging to one of the last nomadic tribes in the Amazon have been forced to flee their land after becoming caught up in Colombias drugs war.
Witness admits armed guards in Bushmen reserve 30 March 2006A senior Botswana government official admitted under cross-examination this week that wildlife and police officers were camped around the Bushman community of Metsiamenong in December 2005 and January 2006.
Indigenous children dying as health crisis deepens 24 March 2006Since the Brazilian government's national health foundation, FUNASA, took over indigenous health care from non-governmental organistions last year, indigenous organisations report that diseases are spreading unchecked.
Mystery disease killing evicted Bushmen 22 March 2006At least fifteen Bushmen have died suddenly of unknown causes this year in New Xade resettlement camp and three remain in a critical condition.
Six killed in Freeport mine protests 20 March 2006Two Papuans, three police and an army intelligence officer were killed on teh 16th March in Papua in protests demanding the closure of the giant Freeport gold and copper mine.
British Baroness: Bushmen are 'primitive' and 'stone age' 14 March 2006In a debate in the UK House of Lords last night, Baroness Tonge called the Kalahari Bushmens method of hunting with bows and arrows primitive and their way of life stone age.
Survival: Commonwealth must respect international law 13 March 2006This Commonwealth Day (13 March) Survival International is calling for Commonwealth countries to put the genocide of tribal peoples behind them by signing up to international law.
UN condemns Botswana government over Bushman evictions 13 March 2006The UNs Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has reprimanded the Botswana government over its eviction and harassment of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen.
Amazon tribe hit by soya makes British TV news headlines 8 March 2006The remote Enawene Nawe tribe of the Brazilian Amazon made British national TV news headlines yesterday in a hard-hitting report on the clearance of their land for soya plantations.
'Soya is killing us' says Amazon tribe 6 March 2006As Brazils President Lula makes a state visit to the UK this week, one of the Amazons most unusual tribes is losing its land to plantations of soya that may be bound for the UK.
Delegation faces tough questions from the UN 6 March 2006The Botswana government faced tough questions from members of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva on Friday over its eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from their ancestral land.
Government tries to subvert Bushmens court case fundraising 3 March 2006The Botswana government has attempted to subvert the Kalahari Bushmens efforts to raise money for their costly legal case over their eviction from their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Government witness: 'Bushmen spread diseases, tourists don't' 1 March 2006The Botswana government's key 'expert witness' in the Bushmen's court case, American vet Kathy Alexander, has testified that Bushmen can spread diseases to wildlife, but tourists don't.
Uncontacted Indians flee as loggers invade 24 February 2006Loggers operating illegally in the Purús National Park in Peru are causing large numbers of uncontacted Indians to flee from their traditional territory.
Judges reject government evidence 21 February 2006As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen continues, judges this morning upheld an objection by the Bushmen's attorney that the government lawyer had attempted to introduce evidence previously banned by the court.
Bush fires reveal ancient Aboriginal village 20 February 2006The ancient remains of Aboriginal stone houses have been uncovered by a bush fire that burnt last month in the south-west of Victoria state.
Pilger and Simpson urge journalists to drop stone age and primitive 17 February 2006John Pilger and BBC World Affairs editor John Simpson have urged fellow journalists not to use terms such as stone age and primitive to describe contemporary tribal peoples, in a letter published in the Financial Times.
Bushmen's costs mount as case delayed 17 February 2006As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen comes to the end of its second week in 2006, the proceedings have already fallen more than one week behind schedule.
Government witness unable to substantiate claims 9 February 2006As the Gana and Gwi Bushmens case against the Botswana government restarted yesterday, government witness Kathleen Alexander was unable to support her claim that the Bushmen's livestock were causing diseases in wild animals.
Bushmen back in court tomorrow 7 February 2006The Gana and Gwi Bushmen return to court tomorrow with their case against the government of Botswana, 160 days after the government sealed off their reserve to the outside world.
Worlds most isolated tribe kills invaders 6 February 2006Members of the worlds most isolated tribe, the Sentinelese of the Andaman Islands, have killed two fishermen who had illegally approached their island.
Twenty Tupinikim and Guarani Indians injured in police evictions 27 January 2006At least twenty Tupinikim and Guarani Indians were seriously wounded last week when 120 federal police attempted to evict them from their land on behalf of the company Aracruz Cellulose.
Indigenous policy under fire from Indians as top official visits London 24 January 2006Brazilian Indians have called on President Lula to dismiss the countrys top Indian Affairs official Mércio Pereira Gomes, who is visiting London this week, after he implied that Indians already have enough land.
Bolivia's first indigenous president inaugurated 22 January 2006Aymara Indian Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia today, making him that country's first-ever indigenous president.
Recognition of Indian land may be limited 17 January 2006The president of FUNAI, Brazils Indian Affairs department, has implied that Brazil may start to limit recognition of Indian territory because Indians already have enough land.
Presidents office bans Bushman TV interview 13 January 2006The office of the president of Botswana ordered Botswana Television in December not to air a scheduled programme containing an interview with Bushman leader Roy Sesana.
Three dozen Bushmen holding out in Reserve 12 January 2006Around three dozen Bushmen have been surviving on little other than melons and water since September at the community of Metsiamenong in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana.
Tribe blockades road in protest over killings 11 January 2006Tribal people in the Indian state of Orissa are blocking a major highway in protest over the massacre of twelve people at Kalinganagar.
Murder of Indians hits 11-year high 9 January 2006The shooting of Guarani Kaiowá leader Dorvalino Rocha by hired gunmen on Christmas Eve brought the number of Brazilian Indians murdered in 2005 to thirty-eight the highest figure in eleven years.
Massacre of tribe in Orissa 5 January 2006At least twelve tribal people died after police opened fire on a crowd at Kalinganagar in the Indian state of Orissa on Monday.
