Bushmen to be wiped from Constitution
Botswana's government is pushing a bill through Parliament to scrap the key clause in the Constitution that protects Bushman rights.
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Congress rejects bill to protect isolated Indians
Paraguay's Congress yesterday rejected a bill to protect the heartland of the last isolated Indians south of the Amazon basin.
US State Department condemns Bushman evictions
The US State Department has condemned the Bushman eviction sites as being 'threatened by the lack of employment opportunities and rampant alcohol abuse.'
Congress to decide fate of uncontacted Indians
The fate of the last uncontacted South American tribe outside Amazonia will be decided this week. Paraguay's Congress will debate a bill which would protect the heart of their territory.
One thousand-mile pilgrimage with a hand-cart
Two musicians are busking from the UK to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, raising money for Survival.
Government tries to expel critic
An outspoken critic of the Botswana government, who has previously attacked its treatment of the Bushmen, has been threatened with deportation.
Penan tribe protest at logging
Hundreds of Penan hunter-gatherers have signed a letter of protest about a logging permit awarded to a notorious timber company.
Army kills villagers
The Indonesian army and police have killed three people, burned down houses, killed pigs and destroyed crops, in the latest in a series of attacks against tribal villages in the Papuan highlands.