indigenous peoples

April 5, 2019

Charity Commission launches investigation into WWF

It is alleged that WWF funds and works with paramilitary forces that have been accused of murdering scores of people.
March 22, 2019

Electric vehicle companies urged to produce 'ethical battery' within 5 years

Amnesty International is challenging leaders in the electric vehicle industry to make a completely ethical battery within five years.
February 22, 2019

Indian Supreme Court orders eviction of estimated 8 million tribespeople

The ruling is in response to requests to declare invalid the Forest Rights Act, which gives forest-dwelling people rights to their ancestral lands.
February 1, 2019

Brazil's indigenous peoples lead global protests against Bolsonaro

Protests against the anti-indigenous policies of Brazil’s President Bolsonaro marked his first month in power.
January 22, 2019

Missionary investigated over allegedly entering land of uncontacted Brazilian tribe

Uncontacted tribes can be wiped out by diseases like influenza and measles to which they have no resistance.
January 6, 2019

President Bolsonaro 'declares war' on Brazil's indigenous peoples

The new President's actions have been described as a declaration of war against the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
December 8, 2018

Corporate land grab exploits Papua New Guinea’s indigenous people

Private companies are illegally occupying land in Papua New Guinea for logging and palm oil plantations, according to a new report published by War on Want and Act NOW!, its partner in Papua New Guinea.
October 26, 2018

Christian Aid warns of threat posed by Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro

Christian Aid says hatred is threatening to win in the Brazilian presidential elections.
May 23, 2018

'Guardians of the Amazon' seize illegal loggers to protect uncontacted tribe

Members of an Amazon tribe have seized a notorious logging gang, burned their truck, and expelled them from the jungle.
February 10, 2018

Crucial EU decision on deforestation 'due in a matter of weeks'

The EU is set to make a decision which NGOs say will have a 'momentous' impact on the world's forests.