Category - tribal peoples

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25 Mar 2013

UN demands ‘immediate suspension’ of Amazon gas plans

The United Nations has demanded an immediate halt to expansion of a gas project in the Peruvian Amazon, over concerns of the risk to lives of uncontacted Indians.
16 Jun 2012

Shell scraps Brazilian biofuels plan after indigenous protest

A biofuels company set up by Shell in Brazil has scrapped plans to source sugar cane from land widely considered to have been stolen from the Guarani tribe.
29 May 2012

Tribes call on UK to sign law to ‘guarantee’ their survival

Tribes from four continents have urged Britain to ratify a law that will ‘guarantee’ their survival.
29 Apr 2012

Indigenous rights campaign breaks records for online activism

A campaign to save one of the world’s most threatened tribes has generated more than 10,000 protest emails to the Brazilian government in just three days.
7 Mar 2012

Outrage over 'freakshow TV' portraying indigenous people as savages

An Australian TV show branding an Amazon tribe as child murderers has been condemned by campaigners against racist depictions of tribal peoples.