India:Traffic triples on highway that threatens Jarawa tribe 21 January 2008The Andaman Trunk Road, which the Indian Supreme Court ruled must be closed six years ago because it threatens the Jarawa tribe, has seen a threefold increase in traffic since 2001.
India:'Leave the Jarawa alone' tour operators told 29 June 2007The authorities on the Andaman Islands have warned that offering sightings of the Jarawa tribe to tourists is a violation of an Indian Supreme Court Order.
India:Andaman Islands defy Supreme Court on Jarawa 7 May 2007This week marks the fifth anniversary of an order by the Supreme Court of India that an Andaman Islands highway, which threatens the lives of the Jarawa tribe, must close. The government has defied the order, and the road remains open.
India:Botswana Bushman leader calls on India to protect Jarawa tribe 24 April 2007Roy Sesana, leader of the Bushman tribes who won a historic court victory against the Botswana government in December, has appealed to the Indian government to protect the Jarawa of the Andaman Islands.
India:Officials questioned by UN on Jarawa 1 March 2007Indian officials were questioned by the UN on Monday about Indias protection of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands.
India:Canadian tribe reaches out to Jarawa 21 February 2007A leader from the Innu tribe of sub-arctic eastern Canada has made a heartfelt plea to the Indian government to protect the Jarawa of the Andaman Islands, published last week in the Times of India.
India:Survival tells UN Jarawa tribe could be wiped out 20 February 2007Survival International has submitted a report to the UN warning that the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands could be wiped out unless the Indian government acts to protect them.
India:Police to be trained to protect Jarawa tribe 25 January 2007The authorities on the Andaman Islands have begun a training programme for local police and welfare staff charged with protecting the Jarawa tribe.
Global:Vigils in London and Paris as Jarawa tribe faces extinction 9 October 2006Survival will hold vigils tomorrow, 10 October, in London and Paris in support of the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands, India. The Jarawa are in danger of being wiped out by settlers and poachers invading their land.
