Runaway Risk
Dutch companies will profit from a new Philippines airport project being built at a high cost to communities and the environment
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Years after the murder of Gloria Capitan, our struggle has grown into a climate movement
Seven years ago, anti-coal activist Gloria Capitan was brutally murdered in front of her grandchildren by two gunmen. With her killers yet to be convicted, justice remains elusive
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Press Release | September 14, 2023 Two Filipino environmental advocates violently abducted after opposing controversial airport project
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Statement | August 11, 2023 Joint statement on suspension of reclamation projects in Manila Bay, Philippines
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Statement | July 12, 2023 Global Witness strongly condemns the criminalisation of four land and environmental activists as ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines
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Blog Post | July 01, 2023 Seven years after the murder of Gloria Capitan our struggle has grown into a climate movement
Investigations
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Long Read | February 02, 2023 Runaway Risk
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Report | September 24, 2019 Defending the Philippines
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Report | July 24, 2018 At What Cost?
Press releases
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Press Release | September 14, 2023 Two Filipino environmental advocates violently abducted after opposing controversial airport project
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Press Release | April 28, 2020 ‘Material risks growing’ for businesses failing to engage with human rights defenders
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Press Release | September 24, 2019 Global Witness statement on Philippines government response to 'Defending the Philippines'
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Press Release | September 24, 2019 New investigation reveals failure in government’s promises to Filipino citizens on corporate greed and the environment; as attacks against land and environmental defenders escalate
Blogs
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Blog Post | July 01, 2023 Seven years after the murder of Gloria Capitan our struggle has grown into a climate movement
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Blog Post | October 18, 2022 ‘Not just a climate change statistic’: Derek Cabe on the frontline of the climate crisis in the Philippines
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Blog Post | July 26, 2022 Missing: Environmental and human rights policies notably absent from Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first state of nation address
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Blog Post | January 25, 2022 Every election is now a climate election