“Guardians of the Amazon” seize illegal loggers to protect uncontacted tribe
"We find the loggers, we destroy their equipment and we send them away. We’ve stopped many loggers. It’s working.”
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Thousands of Indigenous people gathered in Brazil’s capital this week, to protest against plans to destroy their lands and lives.
Uncontacted tribes’ rights recognized in Peru's historic land pledge
New protected areas are good for Peru's uncontacted tribes, but they remain under serious threat from oil and logging interests.
India: Tribes threatened by conservation plan historic protest
Baiga people threatened with illegal eviction in the name of tiger conservation plan a historic protest for this weekend.
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Soldiers rape and assault Marma girls in Chittagong Hill Tracts
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Peru passes law approving Amazonian “death roads”
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