Peru:Highway condemned because of uncontacted tribes 30 August 2007Plans for the construction of a highway in one of the most remote parts of the Peruvian Amazon have been rejected by a local indigenous organization because of the danger it poses to uncontacted tribes living there.
Peru:Rights body pressures government on uncontacted tribes 29 August 2007The top human rights body in Latin America, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), has demanded to know what the Peruvian government is doing to protect uncontacted tribes living in the remote Amazon.
Global:Julie Christie and Survival launch Uncontacted Tribes campaign 28 August 2007Screen icon Julie Christie and Survival will launch a campaign tomorrow to save uncontacted tribes from extinction with a new film featuring previously unseen footage of some of the world?s most remote and endangered peoples.
Brazil:Indians speak out against mining on their land 23 August 2007Indian leaders in Brazil are voicing their opposition to a draft law which if approved will allow mining in indigenous territories. Davi Yanomami spoke recently to a Survival researcher by telephone.
Global:Slavery prejudice still applied to tribal peoples 22 August 2007Survival will release a report tomorrow comparing arguments justifying the eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen with those used to defend the transatlantic slave trade.
Peru:More evidence of uncontacted tribes fleeing 21 August 2007Further evidence of uncontacted tribes fleeing from Peru to Brazil because of illegal logging has been found by a Brazilian government official and uncontacted tribes expert.
Peru:Uncontacted tribes flee ‘red gold’ rush 2 August 2007A large group of uncontacted Indians has appeared in a remote village in the Amazon rainforest near the Peru-Brazil border, a Brazilian government official and expert on uncontacted tribes has reported.
