Malaysia:Stars of BBC ‘Tribe’ show in conflict with logging company 25 September 2007The Malaysian authorities have told timber giant Samling that the company will lose its licence to log on the land of the nomadic Penan, stars of this week’s BBC television show ‘Tribe’, unless it resolves its conflict with the tribe.
UK:Van Der Post’s daughter describes Bushman persecution in The Times 20 September 2007Just three days after Survival International re-ignited its Bushman campaign, a lengthy cover article in The Times has described the Botswana government’s continuing refusal to honour the terms of the Bushmen’s court victory.
Global:After 22 years, UN votes on indigenous peoples declaration 10 September 2007Twenty-two years of intensive debate and negotiations climax this week in New York, as the UN General Assembly votes on whether to approve the declaration on indigenous peoples’ rights.
Botswana:Bushmen hunting charges withdrawn 4 September 2007Twenty-one Botswana Bushmen arrested in June and July for hunting to feed their families were celebrating today after all charges against them were dropped.
Botswana:Six Bushmen arrested for hunting 3 September 2007Six Gana and Gwi Bushmen have been arrested by Botswana police for hunting on their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. This follows twenty-one arrests for hunting in June and July.
