Survival has collected testimonies from experts around the world, advising the committee that settlement would be disastrous for the tribe. Survival has handed in to the government a petition of 46,500 signatures requesting that they recognise the Jarawa's right to decide their own future and asking them not to make the same mistakes that were made by the British. The Jarawa's right to own their land and to choose their way of life is enshrined in international law. Neither the Indian government nor the courts should be allowed to take this away from them. To do so would be an act of genocide.
Survival 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. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited.