‘GUILTY’: UK government blasts Vedanta in unprecedented attack
The UK government today blasted FTSE-100 company Vedanta Resources over its treatment of the Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa, India.
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‘The great war has begun’: Tribes in India determined to stop British mining company
Thousands of people rallied yesterday against billionaire Anil Agarwal’s mining company, Vedanta Resources, which wants to mine a sacred mountain in India for aluminium ore.
Overflight of uncontacted tribes' land by Peru's government
Peru’s Indigenous affairs department, INDEPA, has announced it will carry out an overflight of an uncontacted tribes’ reserve in the remote Amazon.
Five Awá murdered in eleven days
Five members of the Awá tribe have been brutally murdered in south-west Colombia.
UK party pledges to sign ILO 169
The UK's Liberal Democrats pledged to sign ILO Convention 169 (ILO 169) on the rights of Indigenous and tribal peoples at the party's annual conference last week.
New report reveals tribal peoples at greatest risk from swine flu
A report launched today by human rights group Survival International shows that tribal peoples across the world are at greatest risk from swine flu, as many have poor immunity and suffer chronic underlying illnesses.
Pressure mounts on Tanzanian government following Maasai evictions
Pressure is mounting on the Tanzanian government following the recent violent evictions of Maasai from their land in Loliondo, Northern Tanzania, to make way for the hunting company, Otterlo Business Corporation (OBC).
US oil company sued for Amazon exploration
Indigenous people from south-east Peru are suing Repsol-YPF and US company Hunt Oil for their plans to explore for oil on their land.