Peru:Uncontacted Indians flee as loggers invade 24 February 2006Loggers operating illegally in the Purús National Park in Peru are causing large numbers of uncontacted Indians to flee from their traditional territory.
Botswana:Judges reject government evidence 21 February 2006As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen continues, judges this morning upheld an objection by the Bushmen's attorney that the government lawyer had attempted to introduce evidence previously banned by the court.
Botswana:Bushmen's costs mount as case delayed 17 February 2006As the court case deciding the fate of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen comes to the end of its second week in 2006, the proceedings have already fallen more than one week behind schedule.
UK:Pilger and Simpson urge journalists to drop stone age and primitive 17 February 2006John Pilger and BBC World Affairs editor John Simpson have urged fellow journalists not to use terms such as stone age and primitive to describe contemporary tribal peoples, in a letter published in the Financial Times.
Botswana:Government witness unable to substantiate claims 9 February 2006As the Gana and Gwi Bushmens case against the Botswana government restarted yesterday, government witness Kathleen Alexander was unable to support her claim that the Bushmen's livestock were causing diseases in wild animals.
Botswana:Bushmen back in court tomorrow 7 February 2006The Gana and Gwi Bushmen return to court tomorrow with their case against the government of Botswana, 160 days after the government sealed off their reserve to the outside world.
India:Worlds most isolated tribe kills invaders 6 February 2006Members of the worlds most isolated tribe, the Sentinelese of the Andaman Islands, have killed two fishermen who had illegally approached their island.
