Botswana:Witness admits armed guards in Bushmen reserve 30 March 2006A senior Botswana government official admitted under cross-examination this week that wildlife and police officers were camped around the Bushman community of Metsiamenong in December 2005 and January 2006.
Brazil:Indigenous children dying as health crisis deepens 24 March 2006Since the Brazilian government's national health foundation, FUNASA, took over indigenous health care from non-governmental organistions last year, indigenous organisations report that diseases are spreading unchecked.
Botswana:Mystery disease killing evicted Bushmen 22 March 2006At least fifteen Bushmen have died suddenly of unknown causes this year in New Xade resettlement camp and three remain in a critical condition.
Indonesia:Six killed in Freeport mine protests 20 March 2006Two 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.
Global:British Baroness: Bushmen are 'primitive' and 'stone age' 14 March 2006In 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.
Global:Survival: Commonwealth must respect international law 13 March 2006This 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.
Brazil:Amazon tribe hit by soya makes British TV news headlines 8 March 2006The 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.
Botswana:Delegation faces tough questions from the UN 6 March 2006The 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.
Brazil:'Soya is killing us' says Amazon tribe 6 March 2006As 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.
Botswana:Government tries to subvert Bushmens court case fundraising 3 March 2006The Botswana government has attempted to subvert the Kalahari Bushmens efforts to raise money for their costly legal case over their eviction from their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
