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September 16, 2010

Award winning tourism company ignores Bushmen's rights

A controversial tour operator has won a ‘World Savers Award’, despite erecting a luxury tourist lodge on the land of Kalahari Bushmen who are struggling for water.
September 9, 2010

India forms new tribal council in wake of Vedanta victory

Following the Dongria Kondh's groundbreaking defence of their mountain homeland, the Indian Prime Minister has created a new committee for tribal rights.
August 31, 2010

Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant

The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds.
August 24, 2010

Indian tribe in 'stunning' victory over mining giant

India’s Environment Minister has blocked Vedanta Resources’ controversial plan to mine bauxite on the sacred hills of the Dongria Kondh tribe.
August 10, 2010

Anti-Vedanta tribal leaders abducted

Two leaders of the peaceful struggle of the Dongria Kondh people against Vendanta Resources' plans for a bauxite mine on their tribal lands have been abducted.
October 11, 2007

India marchers demand justice for poor, landless and tribal people

They are people seldom spoken of - the rural poor, landless and tribal people of India - at time when their country is being hailed as a new economic superpower. But last week they demanded to be heard, at the start of one of the biggest non-violent protests since Gandhi chased out the British.

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