World Bank in Bushman Reserve
The World Bank ombudsman is investigating complaints that the Bank has been funding diamond exploration in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, without first consulting local communities.
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Tribal peoples across the globe unite
Members of the Ayoreo tribe in Paraguay have signed a petition showing solidarity with the Bushmen of Botswana.
UK Human rights policies 'abhorrent and shameful'
Indigenous peoples are marking Commonwealth Day on 14 March by attacking the UK government for blocking the recognition of their rights at the UN.
Survival launches Botswana boycott
Survival International is launching a boycott of Botswana today at the world's largest tourism fair, ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse) Berlin. Supporters of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen will give out leaflets outside the fair.
Congress to decide fate of uncontacted tribe
Moves to protect the heartland of South America's last uncontacted tribe south of the Amazon basin are now being debated in Paraguay's Congress. The area at stake is home to an unknown number of uncontacted Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians.
Subanen face eviction
Several Subanen familes fear eviction from their ancestral land by the Canadian mining company, TVI.
New baby is a sign of hope for the Onge
A new baby has been born to the Onge tribe of the Andaman Islands. The Onge's numbers have plummeted in the past century and their birth rate is very low, so the birth, which brings the population to 97, is a cause for hope.
Indian children starve to death
Three Guarani children have starved to death so far this year; hundreds more are suffering from malnutrition. Crammed onto tiny pockets of land, the Indians have nowhere to hunt, fish or even plant crops.