Borneo dams chief under media scrutiny
The 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.
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New Aboriginal community offers glimmer of hope
A group of Alyawarr Aborigines have abandoned their central Australian settlement, and set up a new community at a place called Honeymoon Bore.
Dongria Kondh tribe hold mountain festival and vow to stop Vedanta's mine
The Dongria Kondh tribe in India this weekend held their annual festival of worship on the top of their sacred mountain, which UK company Vedanta Resources is determined to mine for aluminium ore.
Bangladesh: Tribal people killed and villages burnt in army and settler attack
Reliable 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.
Landmark ruling says Kenya tribe’s eviction for nature reserve illegal
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has recommended that the Endorois tribe in Kenya be given back its land.
International letter-writing campaign for uncontacted Indians launched
A global letter-writing campaign to protect the lives of uncontacted Indians in Paraguay has been launched by Survival.
Survival applauds Rowntree decision to sell Vedanta shares over ethical concerns
Survival 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
Over 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.