Press Releases
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Rush to log Liberia’s forests will jeopardise the reform process Under intense pressure from the timber industry – including many familiar faces from the past – the Forest Development Authority of Liberia has started to issue timber contracts. Yet key legislation on community rights is still in draft. International NGOs fear the rush to allow a timber trade with a poor track record of corruption and trampling on community rights raises the spectre of Liberia’s forests once again undermining stability in this fragile country22 May 2011
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Questions still remain over who controls Kazakhmys plc FTSE 100 mining firm Kazakhmys plc is still refusing to provide full information as to the identity of its beneficial owners19 May 2011
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Global Witness takes UK government to court for failing to list UK companies trading Congo conflict minerals for UN sanctions The British government is acting unlawfully in refusing to put forward eligible UK companies and individuals trading in Congolese ‘conflict minerals' for targeted UN sanctions26 July 2010
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Rights groups express outrage at state persecution of Zimbabwean activists Civil Society organisations, including Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, and Partnership Africa Canada, today condemned the state-sponsored harassment and intimidation of a Zimbabwean non-governmental organisation,02 June 2010
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Fraudulent emissions accounting threatens to undermine progress on climate Progress towards a meaningful climate deal in 2010 could be significantly undermined if developed countries succeed in their bid to avoid accountability for their emissions from forestry and bioenergy use, according to forest and climate experts from the Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA)27 May 2010
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Global Witness: Singapore’s statement on sand report leaves major concerns unaddressed Singapore government official response to the Global Witness report "Shifting Sand: how Singapore's demand for Cambodian sand threatens ecosystems and undermines good governance12 May 2010
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New REDD text drops targets; dilutes critical safeguards Targets for ending deforestation have been removed and safeguard language has been significantly weakened in a leaked text on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, the Ecosystems Climate Alliance revealed today12 December 2009
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Illegal Malagasy timber trade worth up to $460,000 a day02 December 2009
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Global Witness hails commitment of veteran diamond campaigner Global Witness today paid tribute to the efforts and commitment of Ian Smillie, a founding member of the Kimberley Process05 June 2009
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G20 must combat illicit capital flight to alleviate poverty in developing countries Today's pledge from the G-20 to increase funding for the IMF and for the developing world are laudable, but these efforts must also address illicit capital flight which remains the greatest impediment to economic development and poverty alleviation.02 April 2009
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Metals in mobile phones help finance Congo atrocities Call for mobile phone manufacturers to audit their supply chains in order to exclude minerals financing the armed conflict in eastern DRC16 February 2009
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UK based NGO Global Witness wins prestigious US award Global Witness has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Commitment to Development Ideas in Action Award17 December 2007
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Angola: Anti-corruption campaigner still unable to leave Cabinda. Angola Dr Sarah Wykes, a British national and senior campaigner at Global Witness, was arrested in Angola on 18th February 2007 while visiting the country to assess the transparency of its oil sector. She is being investigated under an Angolan national security law22 March 2007
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Leading anti-corruption campaigner detained over alleged defamation14 November 2006