Sri Lanka: Survival calls on UN to stand up for Wanniyala-Aetto
Survival has urged the UN Human Rights Council to call on Sri Lanka to recognize the rights of the Wanniyala-Aetto.
News from the Wanniyala-Aetto
Sri Lankan park guard kills tribal man
Sri Lankan park guard shoots dead man from the Wanniyala-Aetto tribe
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.
Four Wanniyala-Aetto arrested for collecting honey
Four men from the Wanniyala-Aetto tribe of Sri Lanka have been arrested for collecting honey on their own land.
Wanniyala-Aetto fined for trespassing on their land
Two Wanniyala-Aetto men have been fined for trespassing on their own land in an attempt to return to their hunting grounds.
Ten Wanniyala-Aetto arrested for trespassing on their own land
Ten Wanniyala-Aetto people have been arrested for trespassing on their own land in an attempt to return to their hunting grounds. They face trial later this year.
Cattle ranchers take Wanniyala-Aetto land
Ranchers are illegally grazing their cattle on the forest land of the Wanniyala-Aetto people.
Wanniyala-Aetto issue appeal
The Wanniyala-Aetto (Veddah) people of Sri Lanka have appealed to their country's government to allow them to return to their land.