News from Sri Lanka

Charges against Wanniyala-Aetto honey collectors dropped
10 December 2007 Charges against four Wanniyala-Aetto men, arrested in Sri Lanka in August for collecting honey on their own land, have been dropped.
Four Wanniyala-Aetto arrested for collecting honey
23 August 2007 Four men from the Wanniyala-Aetto tribe of Sri Lanka have been arrested for collecting honey on their own land.
Wanniyala-Aetto fined for trespassing on their land
6 December 2006 Two Wanniyala-Aetto men have been fined for trespassing on their own land in an attempt to return to their hunting grounds.
Ten Wanniyala-Aetto arrested for trespassing on their own land
14 September 2006 Ten Wanniyala-Aetto people have been arrested for trespassing on their own land in an attempt to return to their hunting grounds. They face trial later this year.
Wanniyala-Aetto return to forest
21 October 2005 One hundred Wanniyala-Aetto tribespeople have returned to their land, more than twenty years after they were evicted.
Cattle ranchers take Wanniyala-Aetto land
16 August 2005 Ranchers are illegally grazing their cattle on the forest land of the Wanniyala-Aetto people.
Wanniyala-Aetto issue appeal
1 July 2004 The Wanniyala-Aetto (Veddah) people of Sri Lanka have appealed to their country's government to allow them to return to their land.