Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | March 8, 2021 Global Witness response to military crackdown on independent Myanmar media outlets Global Witness strongly condemns the news announced today on Myanmar state television that Myanmar’s military junta has stripped five independent media organisations of their licences. Mizzima, Myanmar Now, 7-Day, DVB and Khit Thit Media have all been banned from operating and publishing. We also condemn the Monday raiding of Myanmar Now’s offices. Statement | March 4, 2021 Civil society calls on MEPs to support corporate accountability in key plenary vote Next week, Members of European Parliament will vote on a report that paves the way for the EU to require companies to protect human rights and the environment in their global value chains by law Statement | March 2, 2021 A statement from Global Witness on the judgement handed down to Congolese whistleblowers, Gradi Koko Lobanga and Navy Malela Mawani, in relation to their involvement in providing information used in investigations carried out by PPLAAF and Global Witness We stand with our partners, the Platform for the Protection of Whistleblowers in Africa, and Congolese civil society in calling on the DRC government to intervene to overturn this flawed and partial judicial process Press release | March 1, 2021 Global Witness calls for tough international response as Myanmar’s military opens fire on civilians At least 18 people were killed across Myanmar yesterday as soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters in the deadliest day since the military seized power in a February 1 coup Press release | Feb. 26, 2021 Global Witness stands in solidarity with Congolese whistleblowers speaking out against alleged international money laundering network Today, two Congolese whistleblowers formerly employed at Afriland First Bank have revealed their identities and their stories publicly for the first time. Their testimonial and the documents they shared with the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) and Global Witness formed the basis of an investigation carried out jointly and published in July 2020, Undermining Sanctions. Press release | Feb. 22, 2021 Hundreds of millions in taxpayer money wasted by EU on failed gas projects Corporate influence at the heart of EU wasted energy funds Press release | Feb. 19, 2021 Global Witness reveals fraudulent Libyan Letters of Credit money entering international financial system via London New report and public database expose how Libyans continue to be robbed of millions of dollars of public funds through Letters of Credit fraud Statement | Feb. 18, 2021 Global Witness response to suspension of Myanmar from EITI in wake of military coup Today, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) suspended Myanmar in response to the February 1st coup d’état by Myanmar’s military. Statement | Feb. 18, 2021 New sanctions by UK and Canada on Myanmar military leaders are a step in the right direction but international response must go further in tackling military’s finances Global Witness is pleased to see that the UK and Canada have joined the United States in placing sanctions on the military leaders responsible for the recent coup in Myanmar. However, these targeted sanctions must be expanded to meaningfully address one of the key sources of power for Myanmar’s military: its extensive business interests. Press release | Feb. 10, 2021 Global Witness welcomes targeted U.S. sanctions against Myanmar military and calls on international community to follow suit The U.S. and the international community more broadly should redouble their support to civilians, including their support to human rights defenders, civil society, independent media and vulnerable populations. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10