Amnesty: Peru should suspend oil companies working on Indigenous land
Amnesty International (AI) is ‘urgently’ pressing the Peruvian government to suspend companies whose work could affect the rights of Indigenous people.
Latest news
‘Penan tribe must stop living in the jungles’ says Malaysian politician
A Malaysian politician has said that the Penan tribe of Borneo must ‘stop living in the jungles’, according to the country’s Star newspaper.
Thirsty Still: Santa delivers Xmas gift to Botswana government from Kalahari Bushman
Santa Claus made a special delivery to the Botswana High Commission in London today, UN Human Rights Day, on behalf of the Kalahari Bushmen.
Last survivor of uncontacted Amazon tribe attacked
The last survivor of an unknown and uncontacted Amazon tribe has been targeted by gunmen.
Bushmen’s land ‘should be reserved for wildlife’ claims Botswana official
One of Botswana’s senior officials has argued that the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), the ancestral home of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen, ‘should be reserved for wildlife’, despite the fact that the country's High Court has ruled that the Bushmen have
Plea for UNESCO to witness uncontacted tribe's forest destruction
Relatives of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have urged UNESCO officials to see ‘with their own eyes’ how their traditional territory is being illegally and rapidly destroyed.
Amazon mega dam delayed following protests
The go-ahead to build the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, planned for the Xingu river in the Brazilian Amazon, has been delayed following protests by Indians and objections by local and international organisations.
‘Journalist of the Year’ award for palm oil article
A journalist from the UK’s Independent newspaper has won the Foreign Press Association’s prestigious ‘Journalist of the Year’ award for an article about the devastation of rainforests for palm oil.