UN – Road must be closed to protect isolated Jarawa tribe
In a devastating report India has been urged by the UN to protect the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands
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Arrest and torture of tribal leaders
The army and police in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, arrested two Jumma tribal leaders this week, adding to the growing number of arrests since a state of emergency was declared in January.
Army and police arrest and torture Jummas
The army and police in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, have arrested at least nine Jumma tribal leaders this month after planting firearms in their homes. Some of those arrested have also been tortured.
Sixteen Indians injured in explosion
Sixteen members of the Guayabero tribe in Colombia have been injured after a land mine exploded on their reserve.
Tribal peoples not stone age and primitive say experts
The Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA), the UKs professional body for anthropologists, has condemned the use of terms like stone age and primitive to describe tribal and Indigenous peoples alive today.
Officials questioned by UN on Jarawa
Indian officials were questioned by the UN on Monday about Indias protection of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands.
Uncontacted Indians flee logging onslaught
The Brazilian government has discovered signs of some of the worlds last uncontacted tribes living near the border with Peru.
Bushman court ruling online
A copy of the landmark ruling made by the Botswana High Court in the case of the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government is now available online.