Shocking video of Papuan torture prompts calls for inquiry
Region: Papua New Guinea
Disturbing and graphic footage of two tribal Papuan men being tortured, allegedly by Indonesian soldiers, has led to widespread demands for an independent inquiry. One of the victims is an elderly man. The inc... more
Views: 2380Finsbury wins ‘PR Disaster of the Year’ award
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
On the eve of the PR Week Awards, human rights organization Survival International has presented its 'PR Disaster of the Year’ Award to Finsbury PR and its founder Roland Rudd for their work with FTSE... more
Views: 1568UN warned about oil pipeline in Peru
Region: Peru
Survival International is warning the United Nations of massive oil operations in the northern Peruvian Amazon that could decimateuncontacted tribal people. ‘By permitting companies to operate in this r... more
Views: 1844Survival publishes ‘Top 5 Hall of Shame’ for Columbus Day
Region: United States
Survival International is marking Columbus Day (October 12th/ October 11th in US) by publishing its ‘Top 5 Hall of Shame’ – the key companies violating tribal peoples’ rights worldwid... more
Views: 1064Shell in row over Brazilian Indian land grab
Region: Brazil
Brazilian authorities have written to energy giant Shell expressing concern over the activities of its new Brazilian joint-venture partner, which is producing biofuels from land taken from an impoverished Indian trib... more
Views: 1570Survival calls for boycott of Botswana tourism
Region: Botswana
Survival International, the human rights organization for tribal peoples, today called for tourists to boycott Botswana until the government ends a brutal campaign of persecution against Kalahari Bushmen. The call... more
Views: 951Tribe’s SOS to save uncontacted families from extinction
Region: Paraguay
Leaders of an isolated South American tribe have issued a desperate public appeal on behalf of their family members hiding in forest targeted by cattle ranchers. Some members of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode ... more
Views: 1471World’s most isolated tribe threatened by poachers
Region: India
Poachers targeting rich fishing grounds in India’s Andaman Islands are endangering the world’s most isolated tribe. More than a hundred iIllegal fishermen from Burma have been arrested in recent weeks.... more
Views: 1793Controversial tourism company ignores Bushman rights, wins ‘World Savers Award’
Region: Botswana
Controversial tour operator Wilderness Safarishas won a ‘World Savers Award’, despite erecting a luxury tourist lodge with swimming pool on the land of Kalahari Bushmen who are struggling f... more
Views: 1030Brazilian Indians held prisoner by gunmen
Region: Brazil
A large group of Guarani Indians in Brazil is being held prisoner by gunmen hired by ranchers. The gunmen have cut off the Indians’ access to food, water and health care since they surrounded their communit... more
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