Judge says yes to drilling on uncontacted tribes' land
A Peruvian judge has ruled that two European oil companies can explore in a remote part of the Peruvian Amazon inhabited by uncontacted Indians.
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Vedanta promises no mining without tribe's 'permission'
British mining giant Vedanta's Chairman Anil Agarwal told the company’s AGM today that his company would only go ahead with its highly controversial bauxite mine in Orissa, eastern India, with the ‘complete permission’ of the Dongria Kondh tribe.
Survival International protests outside Vedanta AGM
Human rights organisation Survival International protested today outside the AGM of British mining giant Vedanta.
Tribal justice for Canadian mining company
A tribe in the Philippines has served its own tribal justice on Canadian mining company, TVI Pacific.
Reports of uncontacted Indians seen by oil workers
Uncontacted Indians have been spotted by oil workers in the remote Peruvian Amazon, according to Peru’s national Amazon Indian organisation, AIDESEP.
West Papuans beaten and charged with subversion
Six West Papuans are to be charged with ‘subversion’ after peacefully raising the banned West Papuan independence symbol, the Morning Star flag. The protest took place in the town of Fakfak, which is 550 miles to the west of the capital, Jayapura.
Government finds evidence of uncontacted tribes
Evidence of an uncontacted tribe living in the remote Peruvian Amazon has been found by the Peruvian government’s natural resources department, INRENA.
HIV/AIDS spreads in West Papua’s remote regions
Doctors fear that the number of Papuans living with HIV/AIDS far exceeds the government’s figures.