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July 31, 2020

2019 saw highest number of land and environmental activists murdered in one year

Last year 212 people were killed for peacefully defending their homes and standing up to the destruction of nature, says Global Witness.
July 23, 2020

Myanmar makes disclosures of beneficial ownership in extractive industries

Myanmar has published information revealing who controls many oil, gas and mining companies.
April 5, 2020

Protection of indigenous territories 'a matter of life and death'

The protection of indigenous lands around the globe is critical to prevent thousands of tribal people dying from coronavirus, says Survival International.
February 2, 2020

Proposed appointment an act of aggression against Brazil's indigenous people, says Survival

The appointment of an evangelical missionary to head the uncontacted tribes department of Brazil's Indigenous Affairs Agency is a declaration that tribes will be forcibly contacted, says Survival International.
January 14, 2020

Anger as controversial Indian mining company opens tribal school

Survival International says the school is an attempt to reduce tribal resistance to the mining industry by teaching children to see mining as good and their own culture as backward.
October 8, 2019

Warning of uncontacted tribes 'genocide' after sacking of Brazilian government coordinator

President Bolsonaro wants to open up the Amazon rainforest for large-scale agribusiness and mining, and 'integrate' uncontacted indigenous peoples into mainstream society.
August 1, 2019

Report highlights criminalisation of land and environmental defenders

A Global Witness report highlights the use of terrorism laws and aggressive legal attacks by powerful elites to crush protest.
October 9, 2018

Bauxite mining boom in Guinea threatens human rights and livelihoods

Guinea’s fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a recent report.
October 7, 2018

New Afghan mining contracts ‘appear to breach law’, say CSOs

Two mining contracts that are close to being signed by the Afghan government ppear to be in breach of law barring Ministers from holding concessions for a period after they leave office.
September 10, 2018

Afghanistan’s new mining law 'risks falling short in the fight against corruption'

The Afghan government’s new Minerals Law has significant gaps in protections needed to reduce the major threat of corruption and abuses, say civil society organisations.