Press Releases
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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
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Arms dealer and timber trader Guus Kouwenhoven found guilty of breaking a UN arms embargo Dutch arms and timber trader Guus Kouwenhoven was convicted under Dutch law of violating a UN arms embargo on Liberia07 June 2006
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Top transparency campaigners arrested in Republic of Congo The international Publish What You Pay coalition is deeply concerned by the arrest in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) of two prominent campaigners against corruption and human rights abuses, Christian Mounzeo and Brice Mackosso10 April 2006
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Five years on: diamond trade still at risk from conflict diamonds The international diamond certification scheme is still having difficulty stopping conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate trade07 June 2005
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Progress and Setbacks at Kimberley Process Plenary Civil Society organizations present at the 2004 Kimberley Process Plenary meeting are very disappointed at the lack of action to improve the collection and analysis of rough diamond production and trade statistics29 October 2004
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Violence erupts in mineral rich Katanga…yet the international community Global Witness is greatly concerned by last week’s violence in Katanga Province, Southeastern DRC20 October 2004
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Global Witness questions 9/11 commission regarding diamonds GLOBAL WITNESS QUESTIONS 9/11 COMMISSION REGARDING DIAMONDS17 June 2004
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Global Witness Calls on the European Commission and Member States to Adopt a Strong Regulation to Combat Trade in Conflict Diamonds Global Witness is calling for the European Commission (EC) and its 15 Member States to adopt a tough regulation to combat the trade in conflict diamonds.20 November 2002
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Publish what you pay Press release George Soros and NGOs call for rules to require corporations to disclose payments13 June 2002
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New UN Resolution on Liberia fails to address conflict financing The UN Security Council’s renewal of sanctions against the government of Liberia fails to address the clear threat that the Liberian timber industry poses to regional peace and security in western Africa. This comes after the UN’s own Expert Panel reports[i] and Global Witness’ investigations[ii] provided clear evidence of the links between Liberian logging companies and illegal arms imports, diamond smuggling and gross human rights abuses10 May 2002
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NGOs fear Conflict Diamond Process may fail, industrialized countries pick and choose on terrorism Industrialized countries have two standards where terrorism is concerned: one for themselves, and another for Africa. That is the concern of NGOs that have been participating in the inter-governmental ‘Kimberley Process.30 November 2001
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Is the price of diamonds too high? How Angola’s return to war has been funded by the international diamond trade Global Witness's report, ‘A Rough Trade’ uncovers the role of diamonds in funding the continuing civil war in Angola14 December 1998