News from 2011

Christmas reindeer mystery as world’s largest herd plummets
21 December 2011 Local indigenous people blame the spread of massive industrial projects in eastern Canada for diminishing numbers.
Jumma woman killed as tension mounts in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
16 December 2011 Reports the death of a Bengali settler sparked Wednesday's violence
Guarani man dies of gunshot wound following attack
15 December 2011 A Guarani Indian from central Brazil has died of his injuries, two years after his community was attacked by gunmen.
Violence engulfs Kenyan tribe just miles from royal hideaway
13 December 2011 The Samburu were evicted from their homes after wildlife charities purchased their land.
Paraguay to hand over indigenous land
9 December 2011 More land for Enxet after a decade-long fight
Survival reveals ten hidden abuses against tribes on Human Rights Day
8 December 2011 UN marks Human Rights Day, but tribal peoples still suffer
UNESCO calls for ‘urgent safeguarding’ of Amazon Indians’ fishing ritual
2 December 2011 An Amazonian tribe’s fishing ritual has been recognized by UNESCO as one of humanity’s priceless treasures.
Brazilian gunmen brandish tribal hit list in wake of leader’s murder
1 December 2011 Further intimidation of Guarani Indians to prevent them from returning to their ancestral land
Crackdown fears peak in West Papua 50 years after first independence call
30 November 2011 Widespread rallies are planned to mark the first raising of the 'Morning Star' flag
The world's original scientists' observations of climate change
28 November 2011 Tribal peoples from the Arctic to the Amazon share an intimate knowledge of their ecosystems
Filipino tribe protest as billionaire agrees to joint mining venture
24 November 2011 Opposition to Palawan nickel mine grows as two companies join forces
New uncontacted pictures validate Brazil’s Yanomami territory 20 years on
22 November 2011 New pictures show the importance of indigenous territories for protecting tribal peoples
Leader's last words: "Take care of this land"
19 November 2011 Assassinated Guarani leader Nísio Gomes's last words to his son: "Take care of this land with courage".
Masked gunmen attack Brazilian Indian leader in shock execution
18 November 2011 One Guarani shaman and a woman were reportedly killed
Indigenous spokesman dismissed from Brazilian government
18 November 2011 Megaron Txucarramãe has stated that his dismissal is a result of his opposition to the Belo Monte dam.
Shocking video confirms Indonesia’s brutal suppression of West Papuan rally ahead of US visit
16 November 2011 Ten people are believed to have died during the attacks
It’s official – the key to conservation lies with indigenous peoples
10 November 2011 A World Bank study shows how deforestation rates are lower in indigenous areas
Tanzania: Hadza tribe celebrates first land titles
4 November 2011 One of the very few hunter-gatherer tribes in east Africa has been celebrating the recognition of its land rights.
Ethiopia – government crackdown in Omo region intensifies
3 November 2011 Survival has received reports of a crackdown on tribal people opposed to Ethiopia’s program to remove them from their lands
Indians demand action after Paraguay's 'hiding tribe' spotted
3 November 2011 Members of the Ayoreo tribe appeal to government to stop deforestation
Indian tribe secures unprecedented rights to tiger reserve
2 November 2011 Members of the Soliga tribe will use their traditional knowledge to help protect threatened tigers
New book on uncontacted Indians published
1 November 2011 Scott Wallace’s book describes a journey into the Amazon to gather information about an uncontacted tribe
Peru fires top indigenous rights official after she blocks gas project
27 October 2011 Blocked project would have allowed gas giant Pluspetrol to enter uncontacted tribes' land
Bolivia cancels controversial road plans
25 October 2011 President Morales scraps road plans after months of indigenous protests
Celebrities back new book on tribal peoples
24 October 2011 Director Stephen Corry's book challenges many assumptions about tribal peoples
‘Seven dead’ after Indonesian troops storm Papuan independence rally
21 October 2011 Representatives of Papuan tribes were meeting to choose a new leadership
Survival and tribal people denounce 'ludicrous' cannibal claims
20 October 2011 Survival has launched a complaint over promoting ‘a false and offensive notion that tribal people are primitive savages.’
Peru takes action to protect uncontacted tribes
19 October 2011 Amazon park access restricted following several sightings of uncontacted Indians
Bangladesh tribe falls victim to rise in sex attacks and killings
19 October 2011 'Unabated' levels of violence against indigenous women and children exposed
Amazon Indian warns UN of ‘major suffering’ of his people
18 October 2011 Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapó tribe has traveled to Geneva to warn of the devastation a planned mega-dam would cause.
UN demands urgent answers from Ethiopia over Gibe III dam
13 October 2011 Committee requests evidence that tribal people in the region have been consulted
Indian government accused of failing its forests
11 October 2011 Experts say India is approving 'obviously damaging projects'
Two decades of legal battles, but land at last
7 October 2011 Enxet Indians in Paraguay have won back ancestral land after years of living next to a highway
Brazilian tribe’s ‘unequalled’ suicide rate highlighted on World Mental Health Day
7 October 2011 More than 625 Guarani have taken their lives since 1981
Ethiopia’s ‘bulldozer’ government arrests 100 tribal people over dam
6 October 2011 Climate of fear is growing as government cracks down on opposition to Gibe III
Man sentenced to jail for racism against Brazilian Indians
4 October 2011 Author described Guarani tribe as 'vagrants' and 'tramps'
Brazilian Indian killed and abandoned by ‘ranchers’ gunmen’
30 September 2011 Guarani man had been stabbed several times
Amazon mega-dam suspended over fears for fishing
29 September 2011 A judge in Brazil has ordered the suspension of the Belo Monte dam project, warning it would disrupt fishing
Bolivia suspends road project after indigenous protest
27 September 2011 President has apologized for excessive use of force as reports emerge of an infant death
Tear gas breaks up indigenous protest in Bolivia
26 September 2011 Protest against national park highway ends violently as police storm protest
‘Human safari’ tourism destroys UN drive to link cultures
26 September 2011 Sex assault on Andaman Islands mars World Tourism Day message
Amazon Indian nomad beaten up by loggers
21 September 2011 A man of the nomadic hunter-gatherer Awá tribe has been brutally attacked by loggers who have invaded Awá land
Amazon Indians confirm logging invasion near uncontacted tribes
19 September 2011 An Amazon expedition has confirmed further illegal logging in Peru and Brazil, threatening uncontacted Indians
Violent threats against Nukak photographer
19 September 2011 Colombian photographer told to stay away from the tribe after publicizing their plight
Colombian singer Juanes stands up for tribal peoples
15 September 2011 Juanes has modeled one of Survival's latest t-shirts, designed by Richard Long
Painkillers and pens used to placate Peru’s Indians as gas giants move in
14 September 2011 Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol has conducted tests on suitability of land in Kugapakori-Nahua Reserve
‘Trucks of men’ brutally attack indigenous Brazilians
13 September 2011 Gunmen set Guarani houses alight, forcing many to flee
Rebel raid strips endangered Colombian tribe of emergency medicines
12 September 2011 FARC rebels have hijacked a boat providing emergency care to vulnerable Nukak tribe
Brazilian Indians demand Shell leave their land
6 September 2011 Sugarcane used for biofuel production is being grown on the Guarani's ancestral lands
Borehole breakthrough for Botswana’s Bushmen
5 September 2011 Kalahari Bushmen enjoy water rights as borehole re-opens
Savannah Miller designs t-shirt for Survival
2 September 2011 Only 60 limited edition t-shirts are available
New signs indicate uncontacted Amazon Indians at risk
31 August 2011 An expedition has found new signs of uncontacted Amazon Indians, indicating their movement to different parts of the forest.
Anti-extinction campaign launched to protect 35 Colombian tribes
31 August 2011 UN warns ‘If they disappear, a part of you disappears’
Living the longest – indigenous Brazilian celebrates 121st birthday
30 August 2011 Oldest living person shares her secrets to survival
UN more worried about its logo than human rights abuse
26 August 2011 UN chases company for logo misuse but refuses to investigate human rights abuses
Gunmen destroy indigenous camp, Brazil
24 August 2011 Gunmen have invaded an indigenous Guarani camp in Brazil.
Peru approves ‘historic’ indigenous rights law
24 August 2011 Congress unanimously votes to protect indigenous people's right to free, prior and informed consent
Beef barons hold government to ransom
23 August 2011 Ranchers refuse Indian land handover unless deforestation license is granted
Worldwide protests against Amazon mega-dam
22 August 2011 Survival supporters delivered letters in Berlin, London, Paris and Madrid
International condemnation of controversial Ethiopian dam grows
19 August 2011 Kenyan MPs and the UN’s World Heritage Committee have called on Ethiopia to halt the controversial Gibe III dam
Amazon pipeline gets go-ahead amid reports of ‘cover-up’
18 August 2011 Perenco is building an oil pipeline in uncontacted tribes' territory
Innu protest at mineral exploration project in vital hunting grounds
17 August 2011 Cap-Ex Ventures is exploring for iron ore in the Labrador Trough
‘Staged’ tribal TV series spurs Ethical Code for filmmakers
16 August 2011 Hugh Brody and Michael Palin have endorsed Survival's code
Land at last for Paraguay Indians
15 August 2011 Enxet Indians returned small part of ancestral land after year of campaigns
Brazil bolsters security as ‘crisis situation’ threatens uncontacted Indians
15 August 2011 Government says it will dispatch National Security Force agents to help protect the tribe
Persecution of Paraguay Indians exposed to UN
10 August 2011 Uncontacted members of the Ayoreo tribe face threats from deforestation
World marks UN indigenous day
9 August 2011 Many communities are using the day to draw attention to their plight
Guard post for uncontacted Indians over-run by “drug traffickers”
8 August 2011 FUNAI fears for welfare of uncontacted Indians
Nine tribal facts for August 9
8 August 2011 August 9th is the International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Tour companies join tourist boycott of human safaris
4 August 2011 Two leading Andaman tour companies declare support for boycott
BBC & Travel Channel show ‘staged, false, fabricated and distorted’
2 August 2011 ‘Mark & Olly: Living with the Machigenga’ accused of 'false and insulting' portrayal of the tribe
100 years on - the unsolved mystery of the rubber boom slaves
1 August 2011 Some 30,000 indigenous people were enslaved, tortured, and murdered
Griff Rhys Jones models for Survival
29 July 2011 Comedian, actor and author Griff Rhys Jones models Survival's new T-shirt by internationally acclaimed Aboriginal artist Jimmy Pike
Malaysia’s King at eco awards as Sarawak’s forests destroyed
28 July 2011 King attends awards with Prince of Wales as Penan tribe endangered by large-scale logging
Progress Can Kill – Peru’s new government warned
28 July 2011 Survival has sent copies of key publications to President Humala
Vedanta: time to give up on Niyamgiri mine
27 July 2011 Vedanta faced protests at its AGM in London today
Brazil to ‘do to Indians what Australia did to Aboriginals’
26 July 2011 A Brazilian government official has suggested that Brazil will treat its indigenous peoples like Australia treated the Aboriginals.
Exposed: Ethiopia gives farmland to foreigners while thousands starve
25 July 2011 Blocks of fertile land in Omo River area have been leased to Malaysian, Italian and Korean companies.
Survival chosen as Art London charity
22 July 2011 Photographs will be sold in aid of Survival
Uncontacted Indians’ forest ‘sprayed with chemicals’
21 July 2011 A large stretch of Amazon rainforest has reportedly been destroyed illegally with chemical defoliant sprayed from an airplane.
Machu Picchu celebrations just 100km from uncontacted tribes
20 July 2011 Tribes are threatened by oil and gas exploration
Further blows to Vedanta's notorious Niyamgiri project
19 July 2011 Vedanta loses appeal to expand refinery just days after Environment Clearance revoked for mine
Peru’s ‘final attempt’ to stamp out uncontacted tribes
18 July 2011 New laws would allow oil and gas exploration on uncontacted tribes' reserve
Brazilian Indians receive death threats
14 July 2011 Indians of the Surui tribe in the Brazilian Amazon are being targeted by illegal loggers
Victory for Borneo tribe over oil palm Goliath
14 July 2011 Shin Yang has halted forest clearing
Santander Bank admits dam funding to continue
11 July 2011 Europe's largest bank has admitted that its controversial funding of the Santo Antonio dam is set to continue
Brazilian Indian killed next to roadside camp
8 July 2011 The man's community is living in appalling conditions on the side of a highway, cars and trucks thundering past.
Innu agreement signed while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Canada
6 July 2011 Land claim has been in negotiation with the government for over 20 years
Tour operators oppose human safaris
6 July 2011 Frequently used Andaman Trunk Road threatens isolated Jarawa tribe
UN fails uncontacted Indians
5 July 2011 Ayoreo tribe threatened by member on Global Compact
Nharo Bushmen face eviction tomorrow
30 June 2011 Bushmen say they will resist eviction expected tomorrow
Case against Amazon Indian leader ‘closed’
29 June 2011 Two years after massacre in Peru court closes case against indigenous leader
Bushmen boycott census
28 June 2011 Bushmen protest against government's denial to provide them with right to vote in 2009 elections
Sonia Gandhi stands up for endangered Andaman tribe
24 June 2011 Gandhi backs the right of the Jarawa tribe not to be forced into the 'mainstream'
Epidemic strikes Amazon nomads
23 June 2011 35 Nukak have been hospitalized with a respiratory disease
Brazil confirms existence of uncontacted tribe
22 June 2011 The Brazilian authorities have confirmed the existence of a group of approximately 200 uncontacted Indians in the Amazon.
Diaries expose missionaries’ ‘spiritual war’ on uncontacted Indians
22 June 2011 Diary entries illustrate the historic attempt of two missionaries to contact isolated Indians in the Brazilian Amazon
Survival launches tourist boycott of ‘human safari park’
22 June 2011 A frequently used illegal highway threatens the isolated Jarawa tribe
Yanomami celebrate health success following protests
20 June 2011 The Yanomami and Yekuana Indians in the Amazon are celebrating the appointment of a health coordinator for their communities
Peru suspends devastating dam
17 June 2011 Inambari dam is suspended in south-east Peru following mass protests
Beef barons exposed by space pics face jail
16 June 2011 Satellite images show 4,000 hectares of illegal deforestation on Ayoreo tribe's land
Palawan tribal leaders in capital to protest mining
15 June 2011 The Palawan tribe is protesting against the MacroAsia company mining on their land
Penan hunter-gatherers to be dumped in vast oil palm plantation
15 June 2011 Over 1,000 Penan will be relocated to make way for a controversial dam
Success: Peru vows to protect uncontacted tribe’s reserve
14 June 2011 Peru's Culture Ministry denied reports that it planned to abolish the Murunahua reserve.
Gillian Anderson becomes Survival ambassador
13 June 2011 Anderson joins Quentin Blake, Julie Christie, Kurt Jackson, Pippa Small, and Mark Rylance as a Survival ambassador.
Venezuelan Indians freed from prison
13 June 2011 Two indigenous leaders in Venezuela have been freed, after being falsely imprisoned for a year and a half.
Outrage as controversial Amazon mega dam approved
3 June 2011 Belo Monte will be the world's third largest dam
Yanomami Indians seize plane in health protest
2 June 2011 New health coordinator has little connection with indigenous people
Peru in shock move to abolish uncontacted tribe’s reserve
1 June 2011 Recent report proves Murunahua reserve is still the target of illegal logging.
Death threat from Shell supplier on Brazilian tribe’s land
31 May 2011 Ancestral land of the Guarani has been rented out for sugarcane production
Protests at UN for action on peace accord
27 May 2011 Jumma tribal people want Bangladesh government to finally honour treaty
Tension mounts as Brazilian Indians retake land
27 May 2011 Guarani community returns to their land after living by the side of a highway
Swiss to investigate finances of Sarawak Chief Minister
26 May 2011 Swiss President raises possibility of freezing Taib Mahmud's assets
WikiLeaks: India’s tribes ‘exploited and abused’
26 May 2011 Cable states that the Indian government is 'unwilling and unable' to end exploitation of tribal people
Rwanda admits force used in anti-thatch campaign
25 May 2011 Government policy has left many Batwa Pygmies without shelter
HIV/AIDS rates in West Papua rocket
20 May 2011 Rate of HIV/AIDS rose more than 30% in just four months, say official statistics.
Brazil bars indigenous spokeswoman from UN Forum
19 May 2011 Azelene Kaingang is a renowned indigenous spokeswoman who has been campaigning for indigenous rights in Brazil for over 20 years
Government U-turn halts tribal eviction from India’s national parks
16 May 2011 Around 100,000 people have already been made conservation refugees in India
Hundreds of Brazilian Indians set up protest camp in capital
14 May 2011 The Indians are outraged by the advance of large scale infrastructure projects which threaten to devastate their land
Oil giant ConocoPhillips pulls out of controversial Amazon project
13 May 2011 Two uncontacted tribes in the area are threatened by the oil exploration
Uncontacted tribe fires warning arrows at fishermen
10 May 2011 Authorities advise fishermen to keep away from area in south-east Peru where uncontacted tribes attacked
Brutal attack on endangered tribe
6 May 2011 Brutal attack on endangered tribe
Santander Bank reports suspension of funding for controversial Brazilian dam
5 May 2011 San Antonio dam will devastate several tribes in the area
Wave of child deaths strikes indigenous community in Venezuela
22 April 2011 Six children in one Warao indigenous community have reportedly died from disease and malnutrition within the space of ten days
Jumma villages burned to ashes
21 April 2011 Six indigenous Jumma villages have reportedly been burned to ashes, and several Jumma people attacked, by Bengali settlers
Ross Thomas models for Survival
19 April 2011 The Hollywood actor is modeling Survival's T-Shirt designed by Richard Long.
US human rights report shines spotlight on Penan tribe
19 April 2011 New report describes plight of Borneo tribe
Endangered uncontacted tribe to feature on Discovery Channel
15 April 2011 The footage has captured the imagination of millions of viewers.
Uncontacted Indians: report exposes ‘untold story’ of Repsol’s exploration
14 April 2011 39 things Repsol does not want you to know about its work in Peru.
'Poisonous red mud' pours from Vedanta refinery
13 April 2011 Locals report breach of toxic red mud pond at controversial Orissa refinery
Borneo tribe denied vote in crucial elections
13 April 2011 Chief Minister up for reelection has sold the Penan's land to logging companies
Ranchers caught red-handed – from space
11 April 2011 Almost 4,000 hectares of forest inhabited by the Ayoreo tribe have been destroyed.
Ethiopia strikes out at Survival
10 April 2011 Survival statement on Ethiopian government allegtions
Malaria outbreak could reach uncontacted Indians
8 April 2011 A malaria outbreak in the area of the Madeira River dams project is threatening the lives of uncontacted Indians
Police charged for role in Bagua massacre
7 April 2011 Police and army officers received suspended sentences for their role in protest violence that left 33 dead
Inter-American Commission orders Brazil government to halt controversial dam
6 April 2011 If built, the dam would devastate land upon which thousands of tribal people, including uncontacted Indians, depend for their survival.
World Health Day: Uncontacted tribes at risk of massive population loss
6 April 2011 Uncontacted tribes may lose more than 50% of their population if their land is not protected
Ecuador’s government under Indian attack
5 April 2011 Government accused of ethnocide as oil companies encroach on uncontacted tribes' land
Gordon Brown condemns ‘wanton destruction’ of Sarawak’s forests
4 April 2011 Logging and palm oil plantations are destroying the Sarawak rainforest
Cyber Greenwash – Malaysia Palm Oil on the attack
1 April 2011 Industry lobby launches new website to 'set the record straight' on controversial palm oil.
Rwandan ‘anti-thatch’ campaign leaves thousands of ‘Pygmies’ homeless
1 April 2011 Not an April Fool's Day Joke
South American Indians to receive royalties from potato sales
1 April 2011 Royalties will produce an estimated annual revenue of $200 million
British parliamentarians discuss Bushman issue
29 March 2011 The future of the Bushmen was raised in the British House of Lords
Indians take on Amazon loggers
29 March 2011 Peruvian Indians set up a guard post to protect uncontacted groups
Amazon tribe’s unique fishing ritual could be their last
28 March 2011 80 planned dams along the Juruena river are threatening tribe's way of life
Panama latest to sign up to tribal peoples' law
26 March 2011 Panama joins new wave of support for tribal peoples' rights
Guerrillas kill Colombian Indian boy, 16
25 March 2011 Boy is latest victim of left-wing Colombian guerrillas who have murdered tens of Awá Indians in recent years
Violent protests delay destructive Amazon dams
25 March 2011 The dams will damage vast areas of land, upon which numerous tribal peoples depend for their survival.
Borneo tribes: 30-year regime ‘has destroyed everything’
24 March 2011 Chief Minister Taib Mahmud will face hotly contested elections on April 16
World Water Day: Global outrage over Ethiopia mega-dam
21 March 2011 Almost 400 organizations have signed a petition against Gibe III
Obama urged to support Guarani Indians during trip to Brazil
18 March 2011 The boom in demand for ethanol is keeping Guarani Indians off their ancestral land, and putting their lives at risk.
Horrific treatment of Amazon Indians exposed 100 years ago today
17 March 2011 Peruvian Amazon Company wiped out several tribes during the rubber boom
Back to court for Vedanta Resources’ controversial mine
16 March 2011 Orissa state government backs Vedanta's mine
Land clearing begins for destructive Amazon dam
10 March 2011 Indians are opposing the construction of the Belo Monte mega-dam, which threatens to seriously harm their lands.
Peru admits timber certificates faked in secret cable
3 March 2011 Wikleaks cables reveal 70-90% of mahogany exports are illegally certified.
Amazon Indians protest in London as judge blocks Brazil dam
2 March 2011 Protest held outside the Brazilian state development bank
Success: Peru acts to save uncontacted tribes
1 March 2011 Peruvian government says it will work with Brazil to stop illegal logging
Indian leader’s killers convicted of kidnapping and torture
28 February 2011 Three men accused of killing the Indian leader Marcos Veron have been acquitted of homicide, but convicted on other grounds
Industry bloggers call for mine to make tribals ‘civilized… good people’
26 February 2011 Comments posted from mining company's Internet connection extol virtues of 'development' project
Kenyans demonstrate against Ethiopia’s mega-dam
24 February 2011 China urged to end support for controversial Gibe 3 dam
Borneo court: Penan land case can go ahead
23 February 2011 Tribe can sue Sarawak government and a timber company for trespass
Amazon Indians in London to stop dams that will destroy them
22 February 2011 Belo Monte, Madeira and Pakitzapango dams could destroy the lands of thousands of tribal people
Cartoon satire of ‘development’ launched in India
22 February 2011 'There you go!' is being sent to Prime Minister Singh
Trial of Indian leader’s ‘assassins’ resumes
18 February 2011 The Guarani Kaiowá leader Marcos Veron was killed by gunmen in 2003
Chevron found guilty of Amazon destruction
17 February 2011 US oil giant fined $8.6 billion for dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste in Amazon
Bangladesh: Tribal people living in fear after attacks
17 February 2011 One year after attacks, there has been no formal investigation
Alaskan mine site to be investigated following tribes’ petition
15 February 2011 US environmental authorities will investigate giant open-pit mine site after mass protest of local indigenous peoples
Uncontacted Amazon Indians face annihilation
14 February 2011 Shocking report shows that almost a third of Awá territory has been illegally logged
Six indigenous children die of malnutrition in Argentina
10 February 2011 Government inaction blamed for chronic hunger and water shortages
Indians call on Brazil’s President to halt Belo Monte dam
9 February 2011 Indians protested and delivered a petition to President Dilma's office, demanding she put a halt to the 'disastrous' dam project.
Hundreds protest against Ecuador leader’s arrest
8 February 2011 Indigenous leader accused of 'terrorism' following protests for water
India’s policy of ‘integrating’ tribal people ‘disastrous’
7 February 2011 Minister plans to bring tribal peoples into 'mainstream'
Gillian Anderson narrates unique film of uncontacted Indians
4 February 2011 Film highlights peril of tribe due to illegal logging
Outrage as construction of Belo Monte dam illegally approved
2 February 2011 Brazilian authorities have issued a 'partial' construction license for the Belo Monte dam, despite huge violations of indigenous people's rights
Vedanta fights back over Indian hill tribe’s sacred mountain
1 February 2011 Demonstrations against Vedanta continue
Unique new photos of uncontacted Brazilian Indians
31 January 2011 Tribe's survival in jeopardy due to illegal logging
Anti-mining activist shot dead in Philippines
28 January 2011 Companies awaiting final permission to mine
Cartoon book satirizing ‘development’ launched in the United States
28 January 2011 'There You Go' sent to all Senators
Victory for Kalahari Bushmen as court grants right to water
27 January 2011 Judges ruled the Botswana government guilty of ‘degrading treatment’
Bushman arrested while helping tribe’s lawyer visit clients
26 January 2011 Arrest comes as Bushmen await court's ruling
Derisory sentences for torture video soldiers
24 January 2011 Torturers get eight to ten months in prison
One year after extinction of Bo, Andaman tribe in danger
24 January 2011 Poachers and tourism pose major threat to Jarawa tribe
Palm oil expansion threatens Palawan tribe
23 January 2011 Indigenous people not consulted in Philippine government's palm oil push
Survival protestors target international tourism fair in Madrid
22 January 2011 The protestors are calling for a boycott of tourism to Botswana over the treatment of the Kalahari Bushmen
India Supreme Court judge condemns 'historic injustice' of tribal peoples
21 January 2011 Groundbreaking judgement recognizes 'original inhabitants' of India
Wikileaks: US embassy condemned eviction of Kalahari Bushmen
20 January 2011 US Ambassador said, '[Bushmen were] dumped in economically absolutely unviable situations...'
Torture video soldiers charged only with ‘disobeying orders’
20 January 2011 Torturers face a maximum of 30 months in prison
Bushmen back in court over water rights
19 January 2011 Verdict expected by end of the month.
Botswana approves $3bn mine as Bushman water case gets underway
18 January 2011 Bushmen claim they haven't been consulted
Brazilian authorities approve Amazon dam despite presence of uncontacted Indians
17 January 2011 Brazil's government is supporting the Belo Monte dam project, despite recognizing that uncontacted Indians live in the area
Bushmen ‘determined’ as legal battle over water approaches climax
13 January 2011 Botswana's Court of Appeal will begin hearing on January 17th
Travesty of justice for human rights defender
12 January 2011 Indian human rights defender sentenced to life in prison
Borneo indigenous leaders arrested
12 January 2011 Leaders arrested for possession of ‘seditious materials’
Borneo tribe launch legal case to save rainforest
10 January 2011 Penan file lawsuit against Malaysian logging giant Samling
Canadian rowers to cross Atlantic in support of tribal peoples
7 January 2011 Crew will attempt to break world record
Disease kills 15% of recently contacted tribe in past decade
5 January 2011 15% of the recently contacted Korubo Indians in Brazil have died since the year 2000, due to inadequate health care.

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