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Social media influencers create a “new and increasing threat” for the unlocked indigenous residents, the charity was warned after the arrest of an American tourist who went to an island with a limited Indian Ocean.
24 -year -old Mikhail Viktorovich Paliakov, allegedly landed on the island of Northern Sentinel, in a clear attempt to contact the isolated tribe of the watch, removing the visit and leaving a jar of coke and coconut on the shore.
Survival International, a group that advocates the rights of tribal people, said the allegedly acting threatened a person’s own life and life, calling it “deeply disturbing”.
The US has stated that it also knows “monitoring the situation”.
The police chief of the Andaborus HGS Dhaliwal told the AFP news agency that the “American citizen” was presented before the local court and was revised for three days for “further interrogation”.
AFP, referring to Mr. Dchalyoval, said that Mr. Paliyaka had blown a whistle from the shore of the island, trying to attract the attention of the tribe for about an hour.
He then landed for about five minutes, leaving his sentences, collecting samples and recording the video.
The police chief said AFP: “A review of the GoPro camera shot showed its entry and landing on the island with a limited northern sensel.”
For foreigners or Indians illegally travel within 5 km (three miles) islands to protect the people who live there.
According to police, Mr. Paliyak visited the region twice earlier – including the use of inflatable kayak last October before he was stopped by hotel staff.
After his arrest earlier this week, the man told the police that he was a “thrill seeker,” Indian media reported.
Survival International stated that Sentinelese made its desire to avoid outsiders Clearly, for many years, it has emphasized that such visits are a threat to a community that has no immunity to outside diseases.
Survival International’s press secretary Jonathan Mazover told the BBC that she was afraid that social media was added to the list of threats for dissatisfied tribal people. Several media reports were linked by Mr. Policova with YouTube account, which presents videos of a recent trip to Afghanistan.
“Like all a few more threats to such peoples – from things such as hatching and mining in the Amazon, where most unverified peoples live – now an increasing number of … influential things trying to do similar things for followers,” Mr. Mazover said.
“There is a growing admiration for the social media of all this idea.”
Survival International describes the directional as “the most isolated indigenous residents”, which lives on the island by the size of Manhattan.
D -Mazower said BBC, according to the estimates, 200 people belong to the tribe before adding that it is “impossible” to know its real amount.
He said that they were known about the group that they are, besides the community of hunters living in small settlements and “extremely healthy”, he said.
He added that the incident emphasized why government protection for communities such as Sentinelese are so important.
UN Convention establishes obligations to governments on protection of rights. The government of India Has the initiative, focusing on the welfare tribeBut the country was exposed Criticism in recent years for not protecting them.
