News archive » October 2006

Colombia: Suicide of Amazon nomad leader
25 October 2006 A leader of the nomadic Nukak tribe has committed suicide after drinking a poison usually used by his people to kill fish.
Brazil: Landmark trial begins
24 October 2006 19 years after the murder of Vicente Canas, the trial of those accused of killing him began today in Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso state.
Venezuela: Miners set fire to Yekuana and Sanema houses
24 October 2006 Communal houses belonging to Yekuana and Sanema Indians living in the Caura river basin, in the southern state of Bolivar, have been burned down by gold miners. Indian leaders have received death threats and one was beaten up by miners.
Brazil: Guarani Indian mother of four commits suicide
20 October 2006 Teresa Murilha, a young Guarani Kaiowá mother of four children, killed herself on 11 October. Her oldest son found her body hanging from the rafters of their shack in the community of Paso Piraju.
Australia: Aborigines win 'native title' over Perth
19 October 2006 The Noongar Aborigines, traditional owners of the land surrounding Western Australia's capital city, Perth, have won legal recognition of their ownership in a landmark court ruling.
Peru: Oil company 'won't drill on isolated Indians' land'
18 October 2006 An oil company exploring for oil in the Peruvian Amazon has announced that it will not enter the territory of isolated Indians, even though the area was inside its concession.
Botswana: African human rights watchdog slams Botswanas treatment of Bushmen
17 October 2006 The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR), the continents top human rights body, is about to publish its report on indigenous peoples in Botswana.
Brazil: Ranchers threaten Enawene Nawe Indians
13 October 2006 Cattle ranchers have threatened Enawene Nawe Indians with reprisals if they attempt to visit the Rio Preto, an area where the Indians build dams to trap fish every year.
Kenya: Two Ogiek killed in violent land clash
13 October 2006 Two Ogiek have died after several days of violent clashes between Ogiek and a neighbouring tribe, the Kipsigis (Kalenjin).
Botswana: Trial of Bushman activists postponed
11 October 2006 The court case in which 23 Gana and Gwi Bushmen were due to appear this week has been postponed until next February. The 23 face up to one year in prison for 'unlawful assembly'.
Botswana: Bushman supporters challenge President Mogae in New York
11 October 2006 American supporters of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen challenged President Mogae of Botswana at a diamonds for development meeting in New York yesterday.
USA: President of Botswana in New York to promote diamonds as Bushman campaign intensifies
9 October 2006 President Mogae of Botswana is due in New York tomorrow to promote his countrys diamonds, amid increasing concern over the eviction of the Bushmen from the Central Kalahari.
Global: Vigils in London and Paris as Jarawa tribe faces extinction
9 October 2006 Survival will hold vigils tomorrow, 10 October, in London and Paris in support of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands, India. The Jarawa are in danger of being wiped out by settlers and poachers invading their land.
Botswana: Government censors media reporting on Bushmen
6 October 2006 A senior Botswana government official has ordered all the state media, including Botswana Television and Radio, to use positive government statements when reporting on the eviction of Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).
Botswana: Bushman activists face jail
6 October 2006 Bushman human rights activists in Botswana are to appear in court on Monday. They face up to one year in jail on charges of 'unlawful assembly'.
Colombia: Amazon nomads ask to go home
5 October 2006 The nomadic Nukak tribe, who were recently moved by Colombian authorities to a new camp far from their traditional lands, have asked to return to their own homes. The plea comes after the death of a nine year old Nukak boy and a severe flu epidemic which
Global: ICJ and Survival call on UN General Assembly to approve indigenous declaration
2 October 2006 ICJ and Survival call on UN General Assembly to approve indigenous declaration

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