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 | Nov. 5, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering D.R. Congo Paradise Papers: FTSE100 company Glencore’s secret offshore dealings exposed in revelations Among those in the 'Paradise Papers' spotlight, one corporate behemoth stands out: Glencore, a FTSE100 company that is the world’s biggest commodities trader. Press release | Nov. 5, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering European Union Paradise Papers pile pressure on EU anti-money laundering negotiations ICIJ's 'Paradise Papers' leak piles huge pressure on the EU to finally crack down on corporate secrecy, corruption and money laundering ahead of crucial negotiations in Brussels next week. Press release | Nov. 5, 2017 Anonymous Companies Corruption & Money Laundering Paradise Papers: UK government complicit in global secrecy scandal unless it tackles role of white-collar professionals and tax havens The Paradise Papers have exposed how some of the world’s most prominent public figures, including The Queen and a key Trump associate, are involved in a global secrecy scandal of offshore accounts and hidden financial dealings. Press release | Nov. 2, 2017 Oil, Gas & Mining Global Witness Opposes U.S. Withdrawal from Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative The withdrawal follows a trend by the Trump administration to dismantle programs promoting transparency, accountability and environmental protection. Press release | Nov. 1, 2017 Forests First UK prosecution over import and sale of illegal timber welcomed by Global Witness Global Witness welcomes the first ever prosecution and fine in the UK under laws prohibiting the placing on the market of illegally harvested timber. Press release | Oct. 31, 2017 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Senior Congolese army officer receiving major slice of gold production from mining company with consent of court A mining company in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is ceding one third of its gold production to the son of a senior army officer Press release | Oct. 30, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Manafort criminal charges raises questions of who President Trump associates with Indictments of senior officials from the Trump campaign in the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election may shine a light on the use of anonymously-owned companies to launder money. Press release | Oct. 30, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Anonymous Companies Manafort charges are a clarion call to UK government to fulfil its pledge to tackle dirty money in the UK property market Two years ago the UK government pledged to act. Two years is too long. Press release | Oct. 27, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Banks Equatorial Guinea Global Witness welcomes historic ruling against Teodorin Obiang Historic verdict brings a measure of justice for the people of Equatorial Guinea who have been robbed of hundreds of millions by VP Teodorin Obiang Press release | Oct. 25, 2017 Environmental Activists UN Expert calls for change in business practice; companies are found complicit in attacks against human rights defenders Global Witness welcomes a new UN report, which outlines how business and governments are failing in their responsibilities to protect human rights defenders from threats and attacks. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10