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 | Aug. 5, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar Global Witness welcomes groundbreaking UN-authorized report calling for international sanctions against Myanmar military businesses Global Witness welcomes new report that exposes in detail the economic networks providing financial support to the Myanmar military, and calls for targeted economic sanctions on all military-owned companies Press release | July 30, 2019 Environmental Activists Spotlight on Criminalisation of Land and Environmental Defenders Global Witness report highlights use of terrorism laws and aggressive legal attacks by powerful elites to crush protest Press release | July 18, 2019 Anonymous Companies Global Witness to Tory leadership candidates: Do not derail property ownership transparency Global Witness is today calling on Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to commit to bring in legislation that would finally reveal the true owners of overseas companies purchasing UK property Press release | July 12, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Congo-Brazzaville Global Witness comment on IMF decision to grant bailout to Republic of Congo The IMF’s decision to grant Republic of Congo another bailout is a concerning case of institutional amnesia and undermines the Fund’s renewed anti-corruption drive. Press release | July 11, 2019 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Open letter to the Responsible Jewellery Council The Responsible Jewellery Council’s new standard requiring supply chain due diligence by all its members is a step forward for responsible sourcing in the jewellery industry, but significant gaps remain. Press release | July 10, 2019 Corruption & Money Laundering Open letter to Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Anti-money laundering legislation and media freedom As representatives of some of the leading media and civil society organisations investigating and exposing criminal and corrupt practices in the UK, and around the world, we warmly welcome the leadership of the UK Government in hosting an important summit on press freedom. Press release | July 9, 2019 Putting people's fundamental rights at the core of climate solutions The human rights and environmental communities must seek responses to the climate crisis together. Press release | July 4, 2019 Climate breakdown Oil, Gas & Mining Adaro moves hundreds of millions of dollars into growing offshore network Adaro Energy, one of Indonesia’s largest coal companies, has been moving vast amounts of profit from coal mined in Indonesia to its growing offshore network, raising the question of whether the network helps Adaro avoid or minimise tax in Indonesia. Press release | July 1, 2019 Responsible Minerals Global Witness statement on London Metal Exchange consultation on responsible sourcing roadmap Global Witness today joins a coalition of 16 NGOs to respond to the London Metal Exchange's responsible sourcing roadmap in an open letter, as the consultation period comes to a close. Press release | June 28, 2019 Anonymous Companies Secrecy in UK property market enables freehold companies to rip off homeowners Secretive offshore companies are being used to shield freeholders from being held to account by leasehold homeowners. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10