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 | July 18, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining While visiting Niger, EU President must act on jailed activists While visiting Niger, EU President must act on jailed activists Press release | July 13, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Global Witness condemns the imprisonment of activists in Niger Global Witness stands in solidarity with the journalists, human right defenders, activists and bloggers facing their fourth month in jail in Niger. Press release | June 26, 2018 Forests D.R. Congo New investigation reveals systemic illegal logging by European company in the DRC Global Witness has published astounding new evidence showing a major, globally trading European company is illegally logging across huge swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s rainforest Press release | June 15, 2018 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Glencore must not pay millions to sanctioned individual Glencore to resume paying royalties to “corrupt” businessman Dan Gertler despite US sanctions Press release | June 13, 2018 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Statement on The ‘Counter’ Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act: A Gift to Criminals and the Corrupt We decry a last minute move to strip the bill of a key measure that would have helped put an end to anonymous companies – the ubiquitous financial getaways cars used around the world by bad actors looking to hide their suspect funds. Press release | June 13, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining UK government endorses strong anti-corruption rules for oil and mining firms Global Witness welcomes today’s announcement by the UK Government of the findings from its review of a vital anti-corruption law for oil and mining companies. Press release | May 29, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo Empresa obscura registada no Reino Unido obtém direitos controversos de petróleo em parque da UNESCO na República Democrática do Congo Em fevereiro de 2018 a COMICO, uma empresa detida através de entidades registadas no Reino Unido, conseguiu a aprovação para explorar petróleo num local de Património Mundial da UNESCO na República Democrática do Congo, suscitando receios que a exploração de petróleo poderia desestabilizar, não apenas um ecossistema frágil, mas também uma situação política instável no Congo. Press release | May 29, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo Opaque UK-owned company obtains controversial oil rights in UNESCO park in Democratic Republic of Congo In February 2018 COMICO, a company owned via UK registered entities, won approval to explore for oil in a UNESCO protected World Heritage Site in Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that oil exploration could destabilise not just a fragile ecosystem but also a volatile political situation in Congo. Press release | May 24, 2018 Land European Union Commission’s new proposals fail to halt harm done by the financial sector A sustainable Europe starts with clean investments Press release | May 22, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Liberia Liberian President George Weah promises accountability in Exxon’s Block 13 oil deal The 2013 approval of the deal was marked by $200,000 worth of “bonus” payments by the state oil agency Show Previous 10 Show Next 10