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 | Jan. 23, 2019 Corruption & Money Laundering European Commission sees corruption risks but needs to get tougher on golden visas The European Commission announced that schemes that sell citizenship and residency to the super rich, known as ‘golden visas’, threaten the EU’s collective security and integrity. Press release | Jan. 18, 2019 Corruption & Money Laundering Ghana Global Witness condemns the killing of Ghanaian journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a journalist who courageously investigated corruption in Ghana, was reportedly shot dead by gunmen on motorbikes on Wednesday night. Press release | Jan. 17, 2019 Forests Peru New analysis shows illegal logging of the Peruvian Amazon is continuing at a rapid pace Global Witness is urgently calling on Peruvian government, donors and importers to step up efforts to protect the climate-critical forest from rampant crime. Press release | Jan. 16, 2019 Oil, Gas & Mining Corruption & Money Laundering Conflicts of interest plague U.S. Department of Interior as Trump appointee received up to $2.1 million in royalties from oil companies America’s top agency regulating oil and gas extraction risks being gutted by a Trump appointee who received up to $2.1 million from oil companies. Press release | Jan. 14, 2019 Anonymous Companies Congress has yet to take up Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s call to end anonymous companies Last July, while testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to pass company ownership transparency legislation. Speaking to the Committee, Mnuchin said: ‘We’ve got to figure out this beneficial ownership [issue] in the next six months…’ Press release | Jan. 11, 2019 Myanmar Global Witness response to Myanmar Reuters journalists appeal verdict Global Witness condemns today’s decisions by Myanmar’s high court to reject the appeal of two Reuters journalists. Press release | Jan. 9, 2019 Global Witness comment on Pelin Ünker sentencing A Turkish court has sentenced journalist Pelin Ünker to 13 months in jail for her role in the Paradise Papers. Press release | Dec. 20, 2018 Responsible Minerals Myanmar Myanmar’s flawed new gemstone law set to restart gemstone permits in tainted sector The law may do little to reform the notoriously corrupt, conflict-tainted, multi-billion dollar jade sector while allowing companies involved in illegal activities and human rights and environmental harms to secure access to the valuable mineral. Press release | Dec. 19, 2018 Corruption & Money Laundering Congress to probe Trump Organization Dominican Republic deal and other foreign deals Members of Congress speak out following Global Witness’ investigation uncovering the Trump Organization’s potential new real estate project in the Dominican Republic, which poses conflicts of interest at the heart of the presidency. Press release | Dec. 19, 2018 Environmental Activists The Philippines Filipino defender receives prestigious Alexander Soros Foundation Award – as indigenous activists mark a year since army massacre Rene Pamplona wins this year’s Alex Soros Foundation Award for his tireless work to protect indigenous people Show Previous 10 Show Next 10