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Moni man, Papua. © Survival Indonesia’s National AIDS Commission confirmed last month that West Papua still has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in Indonesia. It is believed that the number of people with HIV/AIDS in West Papua is far higher than the official figures. K...

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Nahua man in south-east Peru. First contact for the Nahua led to more than 50% of them dying. © Survlval An indigenous organisation in Peru is demanding that companies stop entering its land without permission, citing Anglo-French company Perenco as an example....

Bulldozers about to destroy the uncontacted Totobiegosode's land.© GAT/Survival Relatives of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have condemned a Brazilian company’s plans to convert some of their land into a ‘natural reserve’. The com...

Guarani men © João Ripper/Survival A Brazilian Indian has been murdered in the latest in a string of killings related to the theft of his tribe’s land. The man, Osmair Martins Ximenes, is a Guarani Indian from southern Brazil. Tw...

The Dongria depend entirely on the Niyamgiri Hills for their livelihood. © Survival Human rights investigators in India have been harassed and intimidated by large gangs of men apparently paid to stop any outsiders reaching the site of a controversial proposed mine in India....

Armed police shoot at indigenous protesters at Bagua, northern Peru. © Thomas Quirynen and Marijke Deleu A draft report on the violent conflict in the Peruvian Amazon in June has drawn widespread condemnation from organisations in Peru....

Bushman woman, CKGR, Botswana 2004 © Stephen Corry/Survival An editorial in one of Botswana’s leading daily newspapers, Mmegi, has criticized the Botswana government for its racist attitude and undemocratic actions towards the Bushmen. T...

Yupka woman and child, Sirapta, Sierra de Perijá.© Fiona Watson/Survival Yukpa Indian leader, Sabino Romero, has been detained following the deaths of three Yukpa in October in a fight in the Sierra de Perijá mountains in western Venezuela. T...

The creation of the Yanomami Park was one of Survival's greatest successes.© Fiona Watson/Survival The human rights organization Survival International celebrates its 40th birthday this month, and is highlighting the huge advances in tribal peoples’ rights since 1969. S...

There have been repeated protests against Vedanta's planned mine.© Satyabady Naik Metals giant Vedanta Resources’ Indian subsidiary has launched an unprecedented attack on Survival International, apparently to drive its researchers out of an area where the company is planning to mine. T...

Armed police attack indigenous protesters at Bagua.© Independent journalist courtesy of Amazon Watch Amnesty International (AI) is ‘urgently’ pressing the Peruvian government to suspend companies whose work could affect the rights of indigenous people. AI ...

Penan men in the forest.© Andy Rain/Nick Rain/Survival A Malaysian politician has said that the Penan tribe of Borneo must ‘stop living in the jungles’, according to the country’s Star newspaper. A cab...

Santa Claus delivers a bottle of water to the Botswana High Commission, London.© M. Cowan/Survival Santa Claus made a special delivery to the Botswana High Commission in London today, UN Human Rights Day, on behalf of the Kalahari Bushmen....