Illegal goldminers invade Yanomami land
More than a thousand illegal goldminers have invaded the land of the Yanomami Indians in Brazilian Amazonia.
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Amazon Indians blockade dam site
The remote Enawene Nawe tribe have blockaded the construction site of a hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon, which they say will destroy their vital fishing grounds.
Charges against Wanniyala-Aetto honey collectors dropped
Charges against four Wanniyala-Aetto men, arrested in Sri Lanka in August for collecting honey on their own land, have been dropped.
Survival names ‘terrible ten’ – key abusers of tribal peoples’ rights
To mark UN Human Rights Day (10 December) Survival has named the ‘terrible ten’: the key abusers of tribal peoples’ rights in 2007.
Bushmen appeal for legal costs
The Kalahari Bushmen applied in Botswana’s High Court today for leave to appeal for the Botswana government to pay their legal costs.
Oil companies poised to enter uncontacted tribes’ territory
Two oil companies have been given the green light by the Peruvian government to explore for oil in a remote part of the Amazon inhabited by uncontacted tribes.
Historic court case begins
An historic land rights case has opened in Guyana’s Supreme Court, lodged by the Akawaio and Arekuna people of the Upper Mazaruni river basin.
One year after court victory, Bushmen still far from home
13 December marks the first anniversary of the Kalahari Bushmen’s landmark victory in Botswana’s High Court. But most of the Bushmen remain stranded in resettlement camps.