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PERU: Exigen a la industria petrolera respeto a los indígenas aislados 5 Jul 2007 La organización indígena de Perú AIDESEP exige a todas las compañías petroleras del mundo que no realicen exploraciones en busca de petróleo en áreas donde viven pueblos indígenas aislados. El hecho de que el 70% de la Amazonia peruana se haya abierto a l BRAZIL: Enawene Nawe blockade succeeds 29 Jun 2007 The Brazilian government has agreed to several key demands of the Enawene Nawe Indians after they blockaded a major highway. The government's Indian agency, FUNAI, will survey lands claimed by the Enawene Nawe and other tribes, with the aim of officially PERU: Oil chief seeks contact with uncontacted tribes 17 May 2007 Peru’s oil chief has provoked a storm of controversy with plans to contact some of the world’s last uncontacted Indian tribes to ‘consult’ them about potential oil exploration on their land. INDONESIA: Police raid and occupy Papuan church headquarters 16 May 2007 Indonesian police occupied the headquarters of the Indigenous Kingmi Church in Jayapura, West Papua yesterday. The church has been particularly vocal in speaking out against the terrible human rights violations in the region. BRAZIL: Indian anger at Pope’s comments 15 May 2007 Brazilian Indians have reacted with anger to Pope Benedict XVI’s claim during his recent trip to Brazil that their ancestors had been ‘silently longing’ to become Christians when Brazil was colonised 500 years ago. BOTSWANA: Government restricts UN access 14 May 2007 The Botswana government has announced that access to the country for the top UN human rights spokesman for indigenous peoples will be restricted. INDIA: India : Andaman Islands defy Supreme Court on Jarawa 8 May 2007 This week marks the fifth anniversary of an order by the Supreme Court of India that an Andaman Islands highway, which threatens the lives of the Jarawa tribe, must close. The government has defied the order, and the road remains open. BRAZIL: Ikpeng tribe – ‘We will not let this dam be built’ 30 Apr 2007 The Ikpeng tribe of the Xingu Park in Brazil have written an impassioned letter demanding that plans to build a hydroelectric dam on their river be halted.
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