Borneo dams chief under media scrutiny 24 February 2010The CEO of the company overseeing a massive dam project on Penan tribal land in the Malaysian part of Borneo has come under scrutiny in his native Norway over violations of indigenous rights.
New Aboriginal community offers glimmer of hope 23 February 2010A group of Alyawarr Aborigines have abandoned their central Australian settlement, and set up a new community at a place called Honeymoon Bore.
Bangladesh: Tribal people killed and villages burnt in army and settler attack 22 February 2010Reliable sources report that at least six Jumma tribal people were killed, and hundreds of houses burnt to the ground, in an attack by soldiers and settlers on tribal villages in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh on Saturday.
Survival applauds Rowntree decision to sell Vedanta shares over ethical concerns 18 February 2010Survival International welcomes the news that the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is selling its shares in Vedanta Resources due to concerns over the company's human rights record. Two other shareholders, the Marlborough Ethical Fund and Millfield House
Bushmen denied right to vote 17 February 2010Over 400 Bushmen were denied the right to vote in Botswana’s 2009 general election, with five Bushman communities inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve omitted from the electoral register.
Indonesia bans book on West Papua 12 February 2010The Indonesian government has banned a book on the repression of human rights in Papua.
Amnesty slams Vedanta Resources 11 February 2010Amnesty International this week released a report condemning the behaviour of FTSE 100 mining company Vedanta Resources.
Botswana High Commissioner targeted by Survival protestors 10 February 2010Botswana’s High Commissioner to the UK, Roy Blackbeard, will be met by protestors when he attends the opening of an exhibition celebrating Botswana in central London today.
Bushmen angry at president’s empty meeting 9 February 2010Hundreds of Bushmen were left angry and frustrated after the Botswana president refused to enter into discussions with them during a meeting on Thursday.
Tribal people appeal to James Cameron 8 February 2010Tribal peoples’ rights organization Survival International has appealed to Avatar director James Cameron on behalf of an Indian tribe through an advert in the film industry magazine Variety (published today 9 February 2010).
Church takes 'unprecedented' step to sell stake in Vedanta 5 February 2010In a shock move, the Church of England decided to disinvest from controversial miner Vedanta Resources on ethical grounds, dealing a devastating blow to the company’s credibility.
Extinct: Andaman tribe’s extermination complete as last member dies 4 February 2010Boa Sr, who died last week aged around 85, was the last speaker of ‘Bo’, one of the ten Great Andamanese languages. The Bo are thought to have lived in the Andaman Islands for as much as 65,000 years, making them the descendants of one of the oldest human
Protestors gather at Tiffany stores worldwide 3 February 2010Survival supporters demonstrated today outside Tiffany stores in London, San Francisco, Madrid, Paris and Berlin to protest at the company funding water boreholes for game animals on Bushman land where the people are forbidden access to their own borehole
Demonstrations in Kenya against Ethiopian dam 2 February 2010Demonstrators have protested in Kenya against a controversial dam that threatens the survival of a hundred thousand indigenous people.
Tiffany's target of global Survival protest 2 February 2010Survival supporters will tomorrow demonstrate outside Tiffany stores in five countries to protest at the company funding water boreholes for game animals on Bushman land where the people are forbidden access to their own borehole.
Penan feature in Eden Project oil palm exhibit 1 February 2010A new exhibit at the world famous UK visitor attraction the Eden Project features the Penan of Sarawak and the destruction of their forests to make way for oil palm plantations.
