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 | June 26, 2019 Maureen Kademaunga has stepped down as a member of the Global Witness Board Maureen Kademaunga has stepped down as a member of the Global Witness Board, leaving with us her support and inspiration for our fight against corruption. Press release | June 19, 2019 Corruption & Money Laundering Progress against dirty money with pledge from UK Crown Dependencies A commitment today from the UK’s Crown Dependencies to publicly reveal who owns the companies based in those jurisdictions is a key moment in the global fight against dirty money. Press release | June 12, 2019 Anonymous Companies The US makes progress towards putting an end to anonymously-owned shell companies After years campaigning to put an end to anonymously-owned companies in the US, a corporate transparency bill seeking to achieve this has finally made it through Committee in the House of Representatives. Press release | June 12, 2019 Global Witness stands in solidarity with other human rights groups in response to cyber surveillance attacks Yesterday, BBC Radio’s File on Four The Spy in Your Pocket added to reports that surveillance software designed to track drug-dealers and terrorists is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and lawyers carrying out legitimate activities. Press release | June 3, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Global Witness calls on UK and US to investigate BP and ‘City bad boy’ Frank Timis UK and US law enforcement must investigate oil giant BP and one of its partners in Senegal, notorious businessman Frank Timis, over an estimated $10 billion deal over offshore gas blocks. Press release | June 3, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining BBC exposé on $10bn deal shows BP may have been complicit in corruption The BBC this morning exposed how oil giant BP promised as much as $10 billion to one of the world’s most notorious businessmen, in exchange for a stake in much coveted natural gas fields off the coast of Senegal. Press release | May 29, 2019 Global Witness statement on surveillance Global Witness upholds the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy. We stand in solidarity with human rights groups worldwide in opposition to use of advanced forms of surveillance to target journalists, advocates of all kinds, and lawyers. Press release | May 8, 2019 US House of Representatives set to make history with bill on company ownership transparency The House Financial Services Committee set to advance bill that aims to combat corruption and crime through anonymously-owned companies. Press release | May 7, 2019 Myanmar Myanmar must end attacks on media after release of Reuters journalists Global Witness welcomes the release of Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for reporting on abuses committed by security forces against Rohingya villagers. Press release | May 5, 2019 Anonymous Companies Revealed: UK faces serious corruption and money laundering risks due to “fundamental gaps” in register of company owners The UK Government is failing to act on fundamental gaps with its company register leaving UK companies as a vehicle of choice for money launderers, the corrupt and other criminals. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10