Deadly pipeline threat to uncontacted tribes 25 March 2010Anglo-French oil company Perenco has revealed plans to build a pipeline deep into the heart of uncontacted tribes’ land in the Amazon rainforest.
Giant dam to devastate 200,000 tribal people in Ethiopia 23 March 2010A massive hydroelectric dam project on Ethiopia’s Omo River will devastate at least 200,000 tribal people, human rights organization Survival International said today.
Uncontacted tribes threatened by 'thousands of explosions' 22 March 2010A pioneer scientific study has revealed how some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes are threatened by ‘the detonation of thousands of seismic explosives’ on their land.
Bushmen mark eight years without water 21 March 2010As the world marks World Water Day, the Gana and Gwi Bushmen of Botswana are marking eight years without access to a regular supply of water in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
UN report means no oil exploration on uncontacted tribes’ land 17 March 2010A report by a major UN body urges Peru’s government to suspend the hunt for natural resources on indigenous land if the people living there have not given their full consent.
Vedanta mine slammed by Indian government team 16 March 2010A team of experts from the Indian government has released a damning report on the activities of FTSE 100 company Vedanta Resources, and its plans to mine for bauxite on tribal land in Orissa, India.
Vedanta snubs British government again 12 March 2010Vedanta Resources has once again snubbed a British government investigation into its planned mine in Orissa, India, by labelling government calls for a change in its corporate behaviour ‘one-sided’, and urging it to ‘rest the case’.
Bari Indians speak at landmark Supreme Court hearing 11 March 2010Thirteen Bari Indians attended an historic hearing at the Supreme Court in Caracas last week, to defend their right to own their ancestral land.
Britain’s Foreign Office criticized for misleading public about Botswana 11 March 2010A London barrister has criticized the UK’s Foreign Office of for failing to acknowledge on its website that the Botswana government ’s illegally and forcibly removed treatment of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from their ancestral lands. on its website.
Legal blow for controversial Andaman tourist resort 10 March 2010Weeks after the last member of the Bo tribe died on the Andaman Islands, an Indian court has moved to protect the neighbouring Jarawa tribe by suspending the operation of a controversial tourist resort.
Stars line up in West End to celebrate tribal peoples 9 March 2010Survival International is proud to announce ‘WE ARE ONE – a celebration of tribal peoples’, a fundraising evening in aid of Survival International created and directed by Mark Rylance, on Sunday 18 April at the Apollo Theatre.
