Botswana tortures Bushmen, then prosecutes them
The Botswana authorities are prosecuting 13 Gana and Gwi Bushmen for 'hunting without a licence' after they had been tortured by wildlife officers.
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Kenyan President implicated in tribal forest land grab
Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi has been exposed as one of the main beneficiaries of a controversial plan to cut down nearly 70,000 hectares (170,000 acres) of Kenya's remaining forest, much of it in the Mau forest, home of Kenya's Ogiek tribe.
Judge sides with Wichí against land barons
A Wichí Indian village has won an important victory in its battle to hold on to some of its land, in the face of a brutal campaign by absentee landowners.
Government sides with loggers against Indians
The Peruvian government, despite promises, has failed to remove loggers from the territory of uncontacted Indians in the south-east of the country.
India considers closing 'road of death'
Survival's campaign for the recently-contacted Jarawa tribe in India's Andaman Islands is having a significant impact. Now events are creating a unique opportunity to ensure their survival.
Papuan leader killed amid military build-up
Papuan peoples have suffered greatly under the Indonesian occupation which has been in force since 1963. The Indonesian army has a long history of human rights violations against the Papuans - including killings, arbitrary arrests, rape and torture.
Government set to destroy Kalahari Bushman tribes
The Botswana government is set to destroy the remaining Bushman communities in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Campaign improves life for the Khanty
Towards the end of 2000, Survival issued an alert to its supporters, asking them to write letters in support of the reindeer-herding Khanty of Siberia.