Survival International protests outside Vedanta AGM
Human rights organisation Survival International protested today outside the AGM of British mining giant Vedanta.
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Tribal justice for Canadian mining company
A tribe in the Philippines has served its own tribal justice on Canadian mining company, TVI Pacific.
Reports of uncontacted Indians seen by oil workers
Uncontacted Indians have been spotted by oil workers in the remote Peruvian Amazon, according to Peru’s national Amazon Indian organisation, AIDESEP.
West Papuans beaten and charged with subversion
Six West Papuans are to be charged with ‘subversion’ after peacefully raising the banned West Papuan independence symbol, the Morning Star flag. The protest took place in the town of Fakfak, which is 550 miles to the west of the capital, Jayapura.
Government finds evidence of uncontacted tribes
Evidence of an uncontacted tribe living in the remote Peruvian Amazon has been found by the Peruvian government’s natural resources department, INRENA.
HIV/AIDS spreads in West Papua’s remote regions
Doctors fear that the number of Papuans living with HIV/AIDS far exceeds the government’s figures.
Secret plans revealed to submerge Penan villages
A secret document accidentally posted on the internet reveals plans to build a series of massive hydroelectric dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, submerging the homes of at least a thousand tribal people.
Solidarity for Brazilian Indians shot at and bombed
Peru’s national Amazon Indian organisation has expressed its support for Brazilian Indians who have been shot at, bombed, and had their land illegally occupied by powerful rice farmers.