Amnesty International this week released a report condemning the behavior of FTSE 100 mining company Vedanta Resources. The Amnesty report exposes gross human rights violations committed by the company in Orissa, India. Vedanta plans to build a bauxite mine on a mountain sacred to the Dongria Kondh tribe, and has already built a refinery at […]
Tribal people appeal to James Cameron
Survival has appealed to Avatar director James Cameron on behalf of an Indian tribe through an ad in the film industry magazine Variety (published on 8 February 2010). In the ad Survival asks Mr Cameron to help the Dongria Kondh tribe of Orissa, India, whose story is uncannily similar to that of the Na’vi in […]
Church takes ‘unprecedented’ step to sell stake in Vedanta
In a shock move, the Church of England decided today to disinvest from controversial miner Vedanta Resources on ethical grounds, dealing a devastating blow to the company’s credibility. The Church stated that ‘we are not satisfied that Vedanta has shown, or is likely in future to show, the level of respect for human rights and local communities […]
Extinct: Andaman tribe’s extermination complete as last member dies
The last member of a unique tribe has died on India’s Andaman Islands. Boa Sr, who died last week aged around 85, was the last speaker of Bo, one of the ten Great Andamanese languages. The Bo are thought to have lived in the Andaman Islands for as much as 65,000 years, making them the […]
Protestors Gather At Tiffany Stores Worldwide
Survival International supporters demonstrated on February 3 outside Tiffany stores in London, San Francisco, Madrid, Paris, and Berlin to protest at the company funding water boreholes for game animals on Bushman land where the people are forbidden access to their own borehole. The protestors handed in a letter at their respective stores asking Tiffany to […]
“Avatar is real,” say tribal people
Following the film Avatar’s win at the Golden Globes, tribal people have claimed that the film tells the real story of their lives today. A Penan man from Sarawak, in the Malaysian part of Borneo, told Survival, “The Penan people cannot live without the rainforest. The forest looks after us, and we look […]