Tribes stage mass protest against British mining company Vedanta
Several hundred tribespeople today staged a protest against FTSE-100 company Vedanta, as it bids massively to expand its controversial aluminium refinery in Lanjigarh, Orissa.
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Indians launch petition against draft law facilitating theft of children
A group of Brazilian Indians have launched a petition against a draft law that would facilitate the theft of Indigenous children by evangelical missionaries.
Indians blockade main Amazon tributary
A large number of Indians have blockaded one of the Amazon’s main tributaries, the Napo River, in response to the violation of their rights by oil companies and Peru’s government.
Government urged to release findings on sexual abuse of Penan women
Women’s and Indigenous peoples’ groups have urged the Malaysian government to release the findings of its investigation into claims that Penan women have been sexually abused by loggers operating on their land.
Indigenous people from around the world urge more countries to sign law for tribal people
One hundred representatives of Indigenous peoples have signed a declaration calling on states to ratify ILO Convention 169 – the only international law for tribal peoples’ rights.
Key law annulled by top judges
A law violating Indigenous peoples rights has been annulled by Colombia’s Constitutional Court.
Government urged to respect international law on tribal peoples
Peru’s government is being urged to respect the only international law on tribal peoples after a series of complaints that it was failing to do so.
Four critically ill after rallies and election protests in West Papua
Four tribal Papuans are critically ill in hospital after police opened fire on demonstrators, injuring 11, at a rally on Monday in the West Papuan city of Nabire.