Indigenous death toll keeps rising
The number of Awa Indians massacred in a remote part of Colombia continues to rise.
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Buerk criticized after 'primitive' gaffe
Former BBC newsreader Michael Buerk has been criticized by West Papuans after calling them ‘primitive’ and claiming they kill outsiders.
Experts denounce Amazon Indian cannibalism reports as 'false' and 'slanderous'
World experts on the Amazon tribe accused of killing and eating a white settler cast doubts today on the authenticity of the accusations. The tribe’s supposed cannibalism has been reported by media all around the world.
Survival calls on Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz to boycott Graff's jewels for Oscars
Survival International today called on Oscar-nominated actresses Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz not to wear Graff diamonds at this week’s Oscar ceremony. The jeweller is embroiled in controversy over its 9% stake in Gem Diamonds.
Hopes pinned on French company to overturn oil and gas deficit
High-ranking officials in the Peruvian energy sector are pinning their hopes on a French company to overturn Peru’s billion dollar oil and gas deficit, announced last week.
Endangered Amazon tribe featured in the UK Sunday Times
The Enawene Nawe, a small and remote tribe living in the Brazilian Amazon, is featured in an article in the Sunday Times Magazine by the journalist Christina Lamb.
Papuan lawyer acquitted for text message 'insult'
A Papuan human rights lawyer has been cleared of all charges under Indonesian law after accusations he sent a text message deemed ‘insulting’ to Indonesia’s president.
S.O.S. calls as ten more Indians are 'vilely massacred'
Ten Colombian Indians have been killed while trying to flee from the violent conflict that has engulfed their homes and families.