From publications@survival-international.org Wed Jan 28 15:25:52 2004 Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:33:05 +0000 From: publications@survival-international.org To: cestvr@ces.iisc.ac.in Subject: e-news from Survival International 16 January 2004 e-news from Survival International, supporting tribal peoples worldwide. Founded in 1969, registered charity (UK) no. 267444 Brazil: Indians face bitter opposition over land In the face of violent protests, a thirty-year struggle by four Indian tribes to protect their land in northern Brazil has reached a critical moment. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, 3,000 Guarani Indians have been forced to 're-take' land which was seized from them by cattle ranchers. http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm Botswana: De Beers boycott launched Survival has launched a postcard campaign calling on the public to boycott De Beers diamonds and Iman cosmetics. De Beers opposes the recognition of indigenous peoples' rights in Africa, and its managing director in Botswana has welcomed the eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from their land; Iman is De Beers's 'public face'. http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm Papua: Yale Law School denounces Indonesian 'genocide' in Papua A report published by Yale Law School has denounced Indonesia's occupation of Papua as 'genocide'. The report states that 'the Indonesian government has committed proscribed acts with the intent to destroy the West Papuans... in violation of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.' http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm Spain: Papuan representatives speak at Survival conference A conference organised by Survival in Spain has heard vivid accounts of persecution and ill-treatment in Papua. Two Papuan representatives, Nicodemus Yomaki and John Rumbiak, addressed audiences in Madrid and the Canary Islands. http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survival International is a worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples. It stands for their right to decide their own future and helps them protect their lives, lands and human rights. It receives no government funding and is dependent on donations from the public. To find out more or to help see http://www.survival-international.org or email info@survival-international.org Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested. To leave this list and/or join a list in another language, please go to: Pour résilier votre abonnement à cette liste et/ou souscrire un abonnement dans une autre langue, merci de vous rendre à: Para darte de baja en esta lista y/o suscribirte a la lista en otro idioma, por favor visita: Para ter seu contato retirado desta lista e/ou subscrever-se para receber e-news em outro idioma, visite: Per togliersi da questa lista e/o iscriversi a una lista in un'altra lingua: Om u voor deze lijst af te melden en/of voor een lijst in een andere taal aan te melden, ga naar: http://www.survival-international.org/subscribe.htm To unsubscribe, click on the following web page. http://cgi.mail-list.com/u?ln=survival&nm=cestvr@ces.iisc.ac.in