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Press release | March 16, 2016
- Anonymous Companies
- Land
Scottish Government announces a historic new law to end secrecy of land ownership

It will now be easier for people in Scotland to know who is really behind ownership of land and hold those people to account.
| Nov. 26, 2014
Where has Liberia's illegal timber gone since August 2012?
| Aug. 20, 2014
- Land
- Forests
- Laos
- Cambodia
Vietnam Rubber Group says its doors are now open to people affected by plantations in Cambodia and Laos

This press release, copies of the Vietnam Rubber Group decision and details on how to use the complaints mechanism are all available in English, Vietnamese, Lao and Khmer at the bottom of the page. Vietnam’s state-owned rubber giant, Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG), has announced steps to reform how it does business in neighbouring Cambodia and Laos, in response to requests by Global Witness and local groups for the company to respect national laws and citizens’ rights.
| July 30, 2014
Latest killing in Cambodia highlights tensions and violence over land

The killing on 27th July 2014 of a teenage farmer by a soldier from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces is the latest tragedy emerging out of Cambodia’s land grabbing crisis.
| July 30, 2014
- Land
- Forests
- Cambodia
Latest killing in Cambodia highlights tensions and violence over land

The killing on 27th July 2014 of a teenage farmer by a soldier from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces is the latest tragedy emerging out of Cambodia’s land grabbing crisis.
| April 14, 2014
- Land
- Forests
Ang biglaang pagtaas ng pagpatay sa kapaligiran at kalupaan bilang presyur sa mga rekurso ng planeta - ulat

Dagliang pagkilos kinakailangan upang hamunin ang kawalan ng parusa sa mga may sala, ipagtanggol ang mamamayan at tugunan ang ugat ng krisis sa kapaligiran
| April 14, 2014
- Land
- Forests
Aumento acentuado de homicídios por problemas ambientais e defesa do direito de utilização de terras, devido ao aumento de pressão sobre os recursos do planeta – relatório

É necessário tomar medidas urgentes para questionar a impunidade dos responsáveis, proteger os cidadãos e combater as causas de raiz da crise ambiental
| April 14, 2014
- Land
- Forests
Estudio: Aumenta drásticamente el número de asesinatos por motivos ambientales y de tierras al crecer la presión sobre los recursos del planeta.

Se requieren medidas urgentes para combatir la impunidad de los autores, proteger a los ciudadanos y atacar de raíz la crisis ambiental.
| April 14, 2014
- Land
Sharp rise in environmental and land killings as pressure on planet’s resources increases – report

Urgent action required to challenge impunity of perpetrators, protect citizens and address root causes of environmental crisis
| Feb. 9, 2014
- Land
- Forests
- Cambodia
- Laos
Cambodian communities submit complaint to World Bank over bankrolling of Vietnamese rubber giant behind land grabs and human rights abuse

Global Witness welcomes and supports a complaint submitted to the International Financial Corporation (IFC) today by Cambodian communities whose lives have been devastated by Vietnamese rubber baron Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL). The IFC – the private lending arm of the World Bank – invests in HAGL, a company responsible for environmental and human rights abuses in their plantations in both Cambodia and Laos.

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