The Sentinelese, the most ancient people in the world, is being endangered by the Government of India's policies. They are the first indigenous asians people. They came from Africa 70,000 years ago. They had lived in complete isolation for 50,000 years.

The Sentinelese have shown again and again that they want to be left alone, and their wishes should be respected. The British colonial occupation of the Andaman Islands decimated the tribes living there, wiping out thousands of tribespeople, and only a fraction of the original population now survive. So the Sentinelese fear of outsiders is very understandable.

As concerned citizens from around the world, we request that the Government of India do not deny the Sentinelese the right to choose their own future by pushing them to assimilate. We humbly request the Sentinelese be added to the definition of 'animal' under Section 2 of the "Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972" enacted by Parliament of India in 1972. This action will legally remove the ability of the Sentinelese to commit "murder" to protect themselves from poachers and tourists disrupting their way of life and the transmission of diseases to which the tribe are likely to have no immunity thus insulating the Sentinelese from future prosecution from ligitators and foreign organisations.



We are extremely concerned about the survival of the Sentinelese who face utter catastrophe unless their land and traditions are protected from invaders.