Brazilian Guarani tortured and murdered 22 December 2009A Brazilian Indian has been murdered in the latest in a string of killings related to the theft of his tribe's land.
Mining company’s scare tactics against human rights NGO 14 December 2009Metals giant Vedanta Resources’ Indian subsidiary has launched an unprecedented attack on Survival International, apparently to drive their researchers out of an area where the company is planning to mine.
Bushmen’s land ‘should be reserved for wildlife’ claims Botswana official 7 December 2009One of Botswana’s senior officials has argued that the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), the ancestral home of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen, ‘should be reserved for wildlife’, despite the fact that the country's High Court has ruled that the Bushmen have
Plea for UNESCO to witness uncontacted tribe's forest destruction 7 December 2009Relatives of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have urged UNESCO officials to see ‘with their own eyes’ how their traditional territory is being illegally and rapidly destroyed.
Amazon mega dam delayed following protests 3 December 2009The go-ahead to build the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, planned for the Xingu river in the Brazilian Amazon, has been delayed following protests by Indians and objections by local and international organisations.
‘Journalist of the Year’ award for palm oil article 1 December 2009A journalist from the UK’s Independent newspaper has won the Foreign Press Association’s prestigious ‘Journalist of the Year’ award for an article about the devastation of rainforests for palm oil.
