News archive » June 2007

India: 'Leave the Jarawa alone' tour operators told
29 June 2007 The authorities on the Andaman Islands have warned that offering sightings of the Jarawa tribe to tourists is a violation of an Indian Supreme Court Order.
Brazil: Enawene Nawe blockade succeeds
29 June 2007 The Brazilian government has agreed to several key demands of the Enawene Nawe Indians after they blockaded a major highway. The government's Indian agency, FUNAI, will survey lands claimed by the Enawene Nawe and other tribes, with the aim of officially
Tanzania: Safari concession threatens Hadza tribe
28 June 2007 Hundreds of Hadza hunter-gatherers face eviction from their ancestral lands if a foreign safari company is given a hunting concession on their land.
Paraguay: Illegal deforestation destroys Ayoreo hunting grounds
27 June 2007 A Paraguayan rancher illegally occupying part of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians' ancestral territory has destroyed key hunting grounds.
Peru: Defence of uncontacted tribes is in 'public interest'
20 June 2007 The defence of uncontacted tribes has been declared in the ?public interest? by Peru?s regional Ucayali government.
Peru: Appeal to top human rights body on uncontacted tribes
15 June 2007 Peru's national indigenous peoples' organization has lodged an urgent appeal to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Latin America's top human rights body, out of concern for some of the world's last uncontacted tribes.
Indonesia: UN concerned over torture of West Papuan tribes
13 June 2007 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on the situation of human rights defenders has concluded her visit to Indonesia.
Brazil: Indians and NGOs unite to oppose to Xingu dams
5 June 2007 Indigenous peoples and NGOs have met in the Amazon town of Altamira in Brazil to discuss their concerns about a series of hydroelectric dams planned for the Xingu river, one of the Amazon's main tributaries.
Peru: Second oil company blocked over uncontacted tribes
4 June 2007 The Peruvian government has blocked oil exploration by US company Barrett Resources in the northern Amazon over concerns about uncontacted tribes living there.
Italy: Bushman leader lobbies politicians
4 June 2007 Bushman leader Roy Sesana will return to Botswana today from Italy, where he met with the Vice President of the Senate, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and the former Minister of Culture.
Brazil: Remote Amazon tribe to travel to Brasília
4 June 2007 The remote Enawene Nawe tribe have dismantled their three day blockade of one of the main highways in Mato Grosso state and are set to travel to the Brazilian capital, Brasília, to meet government officials.
Brazil: Amazon tribe block highway to stop hydroelectric dams
1 June 2007 A remote Amazonian tribe are blockading a major highway in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso in protest at a series of hydroelectric dams that will destroy their vital fishing grounds. The Enawene Nawe Indians set up their blockade yesterday morning.

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