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 7, 2017 Controversial hydropower project that led to murder of land defender Berta Cáceres halted as funders forced to pull out Hard-fought campaign by indigenous movement supported by Global Witness leads to Dutch and Finnish banks withdrawing from controversial Honduran project that led to murder of land defender. Press release | June 28, 2017 Congress moves to put an end to secret companies Today the US Senate and House of Representatives introduced bipartisan bills that would help stop the corrupt and other criminals from hiding behind anonymously-owned companies created in the US. Press release | June 22, 2017 Responsible Minerals Central African Republic Central African Republic: An inside look into the social media world of diamond smuggling A new undercover investigation by Global Witness shows how diamond smugglers are making use of social media platforms to get diamonds linked to the ongoing violent conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) out of the country and into international markets Press release | June 21, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Anonymous Companies Queen's Speech promises to clean up UK property market The British government has called time on dirty money in UK property. The announcement to introduce transparency into the housing market should send a warning to the world’s corrupt that our homes are not for sale to secret companies. Press release | June 9, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Global Witness reaction to formation of new UK government To keep her word to the British public, Theresa May must guarantee the independence of the Serious Fraud Office and set out her plan to address the drivers of corruption and financial crime in this country Press release | June 7, 2017 Responsible Minerals European Union Responsible companies should act on EU mineral law now, not drag their feet for four year phase-in The new EU law on responsible mineral sourcing is an important but half-hearted attempt to bring change to the sector, not least because many important companies are exempt, says Global Witness. Press release | June 5, 2017 Uganda’s economy and unique natural habitats under threat from endemic corruption in mining sector, report reveals Pervasive corruption in Uganda’s mining sector allows crooked officials and the investors they partner with to profit at the expense of the country’s economy, people and environment, Global Witness reveals today. An 18-month investigation shows it is almost impossible to do business in the mining sector without paying bribes or drawing on high-level political connections. Press release | June 1, 2017 US Withdrawal from Paris climate agreement would be yet another gift to special interests at the expense of people and the planet Not only will a withdrawal sabotage attempts to prevent catastrophic climate change, it will turn America into a pariah on the world stage. Press release | May 23, 2017 Responsible Minerals Myanmar Myanmar peace talks must address natural resource management Myanmar peace talks must address natural resource management: over 135 groups endorse core principles to address root cause of conflict Press release | May 17, 2017 Responsible Minerals Myanmar Myanmar’s multi-billion dollar jade trade contributing to ethnic armed conflict, new film shows ahead of landmark peace talks Myanmar’s multi-billion dollar jade trade contributing to ethnic armed conflict, new film shows ahead of landmark peace talks Show Previous 10 Show Next 10