From publications@survival-international.org Sun May 2 15:57:20 2004 Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 14:26:13 +0100 From: publications@survival-international.org To: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in Subject: April E-News from Survival International 23 April 2004 e-news from Survival International, supporting tribal peoples worldwide. Founded in 1969, registered charity (UK) no. 267444 Brazil: violence racks Indian reserve invaded by diamond miners In recent weeks there have been violent confrontations between the Cinta Larga tribe and diamond miners who have illegally invaded their reserve in the western Amazon. Miners responsible for killing several Cinta Larga last year returned to the Indian reserve; as the Indians tried to defend their land, conflict broke out and at least 29 miners were killed. http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm Brazil: vital Yanomami health programme at risk The Brazilian government's health foundation has announced that it will take over Indian health programmes which it had previously contracted out to NGOs. This has caused serious alarm amongst those working with the Yanomami who fear that the government will not provide the specialist health care needed. http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm UK: Government rejects collective rights for tribal peoples Reversing a century of progress in the recognition of human rights, the UK government has now decided that collective human rights do not exist. If allowed to become official policy, this threatens to harm tribal peoples around the world. http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm Survival: 'Bushmen' thank Survival supporters for their messages Last month Survival staff took the personal messages of hundreds of Survival supporters to the Gana and Gwi Bushmen in Botswana. Immensely touched, they in turn have sent back their own messages of thanks and appreciation for 'help from our friends so far away'. 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.ernet.in