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Twentieth anniversary of eviction from Kalahari highlights Bushmen plight
Many Bushmen were moved to a government resettlement camp called New Xade in 1997© Noam Schimmel/SurvivalTwenty years ago today, hundreds of Bushmen were ordered to abandon their homes deep in...
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Indian authorities harass tribal leaders
The Dongria have resisted attempts to mine in their hills for years, but are facing serious pressure to give in© SurvivalThe Indian government is harassing and attempting to silence the leaders of the...
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Brazilian politicians push for shutdown of Indian Affairs Department
Major indigenous protests in Brasilia, April 2017© VOAAn inquiry established by Brazilian parliamentarians who represent the powerful agribusiness lobby has just published a report calling for the...
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Gillian Anderson and Mark Rylance launch global campaign for uncontacted tribes
Uncontacted tribal man pictured from the in air 2010 in film footage which subsequently went viral around the world.© G. Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalSurvival International ambassadors Gillian AndersonOBE and...
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Kenya: Victory for Ogiek tribe in historic court ruling
An Ogiek man prepares his bow and arrows.© Yoshi ShimizuIn a landmark decision, the African Court has ruled that the government of Kenya violated the rights of the Ogiek tribe by repeatedly evicting...
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Bangladesh: Hundreds of Jumma houses torched by settlers – as army and police...
Jumma villagers flee the attack, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.© AnonymousAt least 250 houses belonging to Jumma tribal people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in...
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UN condemns Brazil’s “attack” on indigenous peoples
The UN has condemned Brazil's onslaught on indigenous rights, which threatens to wipe out uncontacted tribes © G. Miranda/FUNAI/SurvivalThe United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human...
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India: Tribe faces eviction from tiger reserve – but uranium exploration...
The Chenchu have lived alongside tigers in Nallamala Forest, which includes Amrabad tiger reserve, since time immemorial.© SurvivalOfficials in India are threatening to evict a tribe from a tiger...
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India: Tribal leader dies in police custody – as tribe denounce harassment...
Bari Pidikaka, Dongria activist, who died in police custody after being detained in 2015© SurvivalA leader of a tribe in India, which made headlines around the world when it won a David and Goliath...
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Revealed: Bronx Zoo organization funds serious human rights abuses
Vast swathes of the Bayaka's ancestral homelands in the Republic of Congo have been taken over without their consent by loggers and big conservation NGOs.© Lambert ColemanAn investigation by Survival...
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One of the last Avá Canoeiro Indians dies
Iawí, one of the last survivors of the Avá Canoeiro tribe, pictured in 2000© Fiona Watson/ Survival (2000)Iawí, one of the last members of the dwindling Avá Canoeiro tribe, has died from cancer aged...
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Face of evicted tribal woman projected onto Indian embassy in Berlin – as...
Survival protested for tribal peoples' rights at the Indian embassy in Berlin© SurvivalSurvival International campaigners have projected the face of an Indian tribal woman who was illegally evicted...
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Indigenous South Americans condemn failure to protect uncontacted tribes as...
The Zo’é are a very isolated tribe, who were forcibly contacted in the 1980s. Many of them died of diseases to which they had no resistance.© Fiona Watson/Survival29 indigenous organizations from...
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Brazil’s president Temer trashes Indian rights for personal political gain
Major indigenous protests in Brasilia against government’s attempts to weaken indigenous rights, May 2017© SurvivalThe Brazilian President Michel Temer has accepted a controversial legal opinion which...
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Serial poacher’s arrest exposes failure to protect world’s most isolated tribe
In the wake of the 2004 tsunami, this member of the Sentinelese tribe was photographed firing arrows at a helicopter.© Indian Coastguard/SurvivalA man has been arrested for the ninth time for poaching...
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Guard’s arrest backs up tribals’ claim that many Kaziranga “poachers” were...
Wife of a man killed in the forest after being called to work by the Forest Department. Kaziranga Tiger Reserve.© SurvivalA forest guard in India’s notorious “shoot on sight” Kaziranga National Park...
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Historic ruling set to decide future of Brazilian tribes
Brazil has seen frequent indigenous protests this year, against the anti-Indian policies of President Temer.© Rogerio AssisBrazil’s Supreme Court will next week deliver a historic judgement on tribal...
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Kalahari Bushmen appeal to Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit Botswana from the 17th August.© SurvivalThe Bushmen of Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) have written a moving appeal to the Dalai Lama,...
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Brazil: campaigners welcome court rulings in favor of indigenous land rights
Brazilian Indians have been protesting in Brasilia against the government's anti-indigenous proposals.© APIBIndigenous activists and human rights campaigners around the world yesterday celebrated...
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Landmark talks on uncontacted tribe fail to stop logging
There have been confrontations between the Ayoreo and the Paraguayan authorities in recent years, as the tribe have protested against the theft and destruction of their land.© GAT/ SurvivalLandmark...
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