Six killed in Freeport mine protests
Two Papuans, three police and an army intelligence officer were killed on teh 16th March in Papua in protests demanding the closure of the giant Freeport gold and copper mine.
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UN criticises US government over Western Shoshone tribe
A key UN committee has censured the US government over its treatment of the Western Shoshone tribe of Nevada.
British Baroness: Bushmen are 'primitive' and 'stone age'
In a debate in the UK House of Lords last night, Baroness Tonge called the Kalahari Bushmens method of hunting with bows and arrows primitive and their way of life stone age.
Survival: Commonwealth must respect international law
This Commonwealth Day (13 March) Survival International is calling for Commonwealth countries to put the genocide of tribal peoples behind them by signing up to international law.
UN condemns Botswana government over Bushman evictions
The UNs Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has reprimanded the Botswana government over its eviction and harassment of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen.
Amazon tribe hit by soya makes British TV news headlines
The remote Enawene Nawe tribe of the Brazilian Amazon made British national TV news headlines yesterday in a hard-hitting report on the clearance of their land for soya plantations.
Delegation faces tough questions from the UN
The Botswana government faced tough questions from members of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva on Friday over its eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from their ancestral land.
'Soya is killing us' says Amazon tribe
As Brazils President Lula makes a state visit to the UK this week, one of the Amazons most unusual tribes is losing its land to plantations of soya that may be bound for the UK.