Maasai evicted and imprisoned to make way for safari hunting concession
Eight Maasai villages in the Loliondo region of Tanzania have been burnt to the ground, leaving 3,000 people without food, water or shelter.
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Botswana official admits: 'Bushmen were evicted for diamonds'
A senior Botswana government official has admitted that the Kalahari Bushmen were evicted from their land to make way for diamond mining in a new book published this month.
Government investigates reports of illegal logging
Peru’s Indigenous Affairs Department, INDEPA, has announced it will investigate claims that loggers have invaded a reserve created for uncontacted Indians.
Aerial photos reveal loggers inside uncontacted Indians’ territory
New aerial photos have revealed illegal loggers operating inside an Amazonian reserve set aside for uncontacted and highly vulnerable Indians.
Human Rights Commission to investigate Survival complaint
India's National Human Rights Commission has written to the Government of Orissa demanding a full report into its joint venture mining project with British mining giant Vedanta Resources, following a complaint submitted by Survival.
Amazon Indians struck by swine flu 'for first time'
The first cases of swine flu have just been reported amongst Amazonian Indians, raising experts’ fears of a devastating contagion amongst peoples with no immunity to outside diseases.
‘Amazon auction’ suspended until later in the year
Peru’s state oil company, Perupetro, has announced that its auction of new oil and gas exploration rights will take place later this year.
Conservation refugees - Ogiek face eviction from their forest home
The Kenyan government has given Ogiek communities living in the Mau forest until mid-September to abandon their homes.