indigenous peoples

The appointment of an evangelical missionary to head the uncontacted tribes department of Brazil's Indigenous Affairs Agency is a declaration that tribes will be forcibly contacted, says Survival International.

An indigenous Amazon Guardian has been shot dead and another wounded after they were ambushed by loggers.

There are serious and prolonged drinking water and sanitation problems for thousands of First Nations people living on reserves, says Human Rights Watch.

Malaysia lays claim to the world’s lowest national poverty rate by using an unduly low poverty line that does not reflect the cost of living, and by excluding vulnerable populations from its official figures, said UN human rights expert Philip Alston at the end of a mission to the country.