Bullying tactics drive Penan to abandon dam blockade
Bullying tactics drive Penan to abandon protest against Murum dam. Rising waters and threats to dismantle bridges force move.
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Waorani men arrested over killings of uncontacted Indians
Six men arrested eight months after alleged revenge attack in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Guarani Indian leader and film-star Ambrósio Vilhalva was murdered on Sunday night.
UN urged to stop Peru's deadly oil and gas rush
The UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous peoples has been urged to protect vulnerable uncontacted tribes in Peru.
Fury as new auction of Hopi sacred objects announced in Paris
French auction house is putting up for sale a large number of objects sacred to the Hopi tribe of Arizona.
Top human rights watchdog investigates Ethiopia and Botswana
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) investigates Ethiopia and Botswana.
Plight of Earth's most threatened tribe makes headlines worldwide
The tribe's shocking story is featured in Vanity Fair and the Sunday Times this month.
Exposed: fracking licenses granted in Bushmen's reserve
Large parts of Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve have been opened up for the controversial practice of 'fracking'.