Indians mining victory
Venezuelas environment minister has announced a presidential decree banning the building of new coal mines planned for the Sierra de Perijá in the state of Zulia. The expansion of existing mines is also prohibited.
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Penan rebuild blockade
Members of the Penan tribe have rebuilt their logging blockade, a month after it was dismantled by police and loggers.
IACHR ? Uncontacted tribes must be protected
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has urged the Peruvian government to protect some of the world?s last uncontacted Indian tribes.
Uncontacted tribes at risk of extinction ten years on
Some of the world?s last uncontacted tribes are at risk of extinction despite the creation of two reserves for them ten years ago on April 1 1997.
Isolated tribe not primitive says leading minister
On the UN Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Survival is celebrating the success of its campaign against the use of terms like primitive and stone age to describe tribal and Indigenous peoples in the media.
Water ban - Bushman leader travels to London
The Botswana government has banned the Kalahari Bushmen from using their own water as UN World Water Day approaches on 22 March. A Bushman leader is travelling to London this week to protest against the ban.
UN – Road must be closed to protect isolated Jarawa tribe
In a devastating report India has been urged by the UN to protect the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands
Arrest and torture of tribal leaders
The army and police in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, arrested two Jumma tribal leaders this week, adding to the growing number of arrests since a state of emergency was declared in January.