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[diverkim]

India bans controversial tourist resort but fails to end ‘human safaris’

The controversial tourist resort run by Barefoot India in the Andaman Islands has been dealt a fatal blow, after India’s government banned tourism businesses from operating in a buffer zone around the Jarawa tribal reserve.

However, activists have warned of a ‘missed opportunity’ after the illegal road through the reserve at the centre of the 'human safaris' scandal has been allowed to stay open.

Barefoot claims to promote ‘socially responsible tourism development’, but their site’s proximity to the Jarawa tribe would threaten their wellbeing. The company has spent years challenging the legality of the buffer zone in India’s courts.

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[supergaijin]

I saw this on Al Jazeera 6 weeks ago- it's pretty degrading. Tourists aren't allowed to step off the bus, but will ask tribeswomen to 'dance monkey' in exchange for chocolate.

In some places the 'civilised' folk were trying to get the young kids to leave and go back to their own villages but these kids wanted to stay and watch TV. Kids will be kids.

Anyway- crying shame up there with sex-tourism and a new fairly worrying one- orphanage tourism in Cambodia.