Survival International

April 28, 2015

Jail sentence for Paraguay government minister who stole tribal land

The minister responsible for protecting indigenous rights in Paraguay has been jailed for six years after he was found guilty of selling off indigenous land.
April 15, 2015

Health disaster strikes recently contacted Indians in Brazil

An Indian woman from Earth’s most threatened tribe is fighting for her life after being contacted in Brazil’s north-eastern Amazon rainforest.
April 9, 2015

Venezuelan Indians denounce military abuses and illegal mining

Amazon Indians in Venezuela have condemned the army for failing to tackle illegal gold and diamond mining on their land.
March 27, 2015

Tribal people call on world leaders to recognise their right to hunt

Indigenous organisations and people from around the world have called on delegates to a conference on illegal wildlife trade to recognise tribal peoples’ right to hunt for their survival.
March 10, 2015

Ethiopian tribe starves as dam and land grabs dry up river

Survival International has received reports that the smallest and most vulnerable tribe in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley is starving, as a result of the destruction of their forest and river.
February 28, 2015

Legal analysis finds tribal peoples persecuted for ‘wildlife crime’

British human rights lawyer Gordon Bennett has issued a damning legal analysis of the negative impacts of wildlife law enforcement on tribal peoples.
January 14, 2015

Tribal people illegally evicted from Indian tiger reserve

Tribal people have been forcibly and illegally evicted from India’s Kanha Tiger Reserve in the name of conservation. Across India, many face a similar threat.
December 29, 2014

Brazilian Indians secure nationwide land victory

Tribes across Brazil have secured a historic nationwide victory, preventing Congress from seizing control of the future of their lands.
November 28, 2014

Tribespeople call on WWF to stop funding abuse for ’conservation’

A group of Baka tribespeople in southeast Cameroon have begged the WWF to stop funding the anti-poaching squads responsible for persecution of the Baka.
October 24, 2014

Tribes and farmers unite to end oil palm expansion in Philippines

Tribal people and small farmers in the Philippine province of Palawan have called for a halt to the expansion of oil palm plantations which destroy the forests they rely on to survive.