Bushmen freed as government clampdown backfires
An attempt by the Botswana government to punish Bushmen for hunting to feed their families has backfired after a magistrate let them off with a caution, and ordered their release from prison.
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Amnesty urges government to suspend laws and oil concessions
Amnesty International has published a damning statement following a visit to Peru in the wake of violent conflict in the Amazon that left more than 30 policemen and civilians dead.
Top 3 places not to go on holiday
As the holiday season enters full swing, Survival International today names three destinations holidaymakers should avoid.
Nukak 'face extinction', Indigenous leaders tell UN
Colombia’s national Indigenous organisation, ONIC, has warned the United Nations that the Nukak, the country’s last hunter-gatherers, are in danger of extinction.
Borneo tribe mounts new blockades against rainforest destruction
Dozens of Penan tribespeople armed with blowpipes and spears have erected blockades across the roads cut by logging companies deep into their forest in Borneo. The blockaders are calling for an end to logging on their land.
Six Kalahari Bushmen imprisoned for hunting
Six Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana have been arrested and jailed, charged with hunting inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Tribe brings warning to London with help of celebrities
Human rights campaigner, Bianca Jagger, and Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy lent their support for a protest today outside the AGM of British mining company Vedanta Resources.
Victory for Awá nomads
A Brazilian federal judge has ruled that ranchers and colonists illegally occupying the Awá Indian reserve must leave the territory within 180 days.