Survival International

July 2, 2014

South American tribe sues over historic genocide

The survivors of a South American tribe which was decimated during the 1950s and 60s are taking Paraguay’s government to court over the genocide they suffered.
June 27, 2014

Brazilian officials warn of ‘imminent’ death of uncontacted Indians

Brazilian officials have warned that uncontacted Indians face imminent “tragedy” and "death" after a dramatic increase in the number of sightings in the Amazon rainforest near the Peru border.
June 24, 2014

Aid donors announce investigation into tribal evictions in Ethiopia

Representatives of some of Ethiopia’s biggest aid donors are to send a team to the southwest of the country to investigate persistent reports of human rights abuses amongst the tribes living there.
June 11, 2014

Thousands of travellers urged to boycott Botswana

A worldwide advertising campaign calling for a boycott of tourism to Botswana, launched by Survival International has reached hundreds of thousands of travellers.
June 4, 2014

Brazilian Indian leader assaulted 10 days before World Cup

A young Brazilian Indian leader was assaulted on 2 June by four armed men, despite being under the care of a government protection programme since witnessing the murder of his father-in-law.
May 15, 2014

Siberian reindeer herders take on Russian oil-giant

The reindeer-herding Komi-Izhemtsi people in western Siberia have rejected the takeover of their land for oil exploration and drilling by Russian oil-giant LUKOIL.
May 2, 2014

French energy giant targeted over Amazon dams

French energy giant GDF Suez has been accused of endangering Amazon Indians’ lives, including those of highly vulnerable uncontacted tribes.
April 28, 2014

Campaign victory saves Earth’s most threatened tribe

Following a campaign to save Earth’s most threatened tribe, the Brazilian government has announced that all invaders have now been removed from Awá indigenous territory.
March 30, 2014

Uncontacted Indians ‘abandoned to their fate’

Survival International has warned that uncontacted Indians have been abandoned after drug smugglers and loggers overran a government post monitoring the territory.
March 27, 2014

Oil giant Petrobras moves into ‘deepest Amazon’

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has started exploring for oil and gas in one of the most isolated parts of the Amazon, endangering several isolated Indian tribes.