News - Land Rights
Sugar company Rajawali is destroying forest without permission in Malind district
15th Apr 2013
Without the knowledge or consent of local landowners in Kampung Onggari, Malind district, Merauke, subsidiaries of the Rajawali Group are destroying ancestral forest, evicting areas of importance and swamps belonging to the people. It is believed that this has been occurring since the end of 2012. (Pusaka)
New bill introduced to support native title claim
25th Mar 2013
The Australian Government has introduced legislation into the Parliament which gives effect to the settlement agreement for the Jabiru native title claim, the longest running native title claim in the Northern Territory. (Minister for Emergency Management and Indigenous peoples issues and resources)
Amazon Indians unite against Canadian oil giant
19th Mar 2013
Amazon Indians from Peru and Brazil have joined together to stop a Canadian oil company destroying their land and threatening the lives of uncontacted tribes. (Survival International)
Indonesian pulp giant APRIL is bulldozing Indigenous community forests
5th Mar 2013
Once again, an Indonesian pulp and paper company is clearing the forests of indigenous communities to replace them with industrial tree plantations. Once again, villagers are protesting. Once again, the police and authorities are siding with the company. (REDD Monitor)
‘Unprecedented’ suspension of mining on Colombian Indians’ land
21st Feb 2013
A Colombian judge has suspended mining concessions in an ‘unprecedented move’ to protect Embera-Katío Indians’ land in north-west Colombia. (Survival)
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