Global:Biofuels threaten lands of 60 million tribal people 30 April 2008Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoples’ land and lives, according to indigenous representatives at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), meeting currently in New York.
Global:Survival names winner of the 'most racist article of the year' award 19 March 2008An article comparing Paraguayan Indians to cancer and describing them as ‘Neolithic’, ‘out-of-date’ and ‘filthy’ has been named by Survival as the ‘most racist article’ in the mainstream media published in the last year.
Global:Julie Christie and Survival launch Uncontacted Tribes campaign 25 January 2008Screen icon Julie Christie and Survival have launched a campaign to save uncontacted tribes from extinction, with a film featuring previously unseen footage of some of the world’s most remote and endangered peoples.
Global:HIV/AIDS spreading among tribal peoples 29 November 2007HIV/AIDS is spreading among tribal peoples due to increased contact with outsiders and dramatic social change, says Survival International in its new report, ‘Progress can kill’.
Global:Tribal women ‘particularly vulnerable’ to violence 22 November 2007Survival has written to the UN expressing concern that tribal women are ‘particularly vulnerable’ to violence and sexual exploitation when outsiders invade their land.
Global:Tribal people at risk of extinction from diabetes 13 November 2007As 14 November marks the first UN World Diabetes Day, a new report from Survival has highlighted the catastrophic impact of diabetes on tribal people who have been removed from their land.