Press Releases
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COP28 President’s Oil Company: Emissions by 2050 to Rival China's COP28 President’s Oil Company (ADNOC): Emissions by 2050 to Rival China's15 July 2023
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Global Witness strongly condemns the criminalisation of four land and environmental activists as ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines Global Witness strongly condemns the criminalisation of four leaders of environmental and Indigenous rights group Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), who have been designated as ‘terrorist’ suspects by the Anti-Terrorism Council in the Philippines12 July 2023
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Fossil fuel giant Shell estimated to have made hundreds of millions off Russian gas since Ukraine invasion Fossil fuel giant Shell estimated to have made hundreds of millions off Russian gas since Ukraine invasion28 June 2023
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UK government quashes new law that would shut off money pipeline to deforesting businesses The UK government has rejected a key amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill that would force financial institutions to carry out mandatory checks on whether their investments are financing global deforestation and human rights, in a move Global Witness described as “utter hypocrisy”26 June 2023
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Macron’s New Global Financing Pact Summit must address role of EU financial institutions in driving deforestation Tackling the ongoing role of European financial institutions must be a top priority of today’s France hosted summit, if it is to truly make progress in stopping the financing of deforestation, according to Global Witness22 June 2023
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Facebook, YouTube and TikTok approve for publication violent xenophobic hate in South Africa Extreme and violent hate-filled adverts were approved for posting on leading social media platforms Facebook, TikTok and YouTube in South Africa, according to a new test carried out by Global Witness and the South African public interest law firm Legal Resources Centre.20 June 2023
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"MPs must seize historic opportunity" as House of Lords votes through landmark amendment to cut off UK financing of illegal deforestation The UK House of Lords has voted to support an important amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill that would require UK financial institutions to carry out thorough checks on those they fund to prevent the financing of illegal deforestation13 June 2023
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Facebook accused of gender discrimination, new research finds bias in advertising algorithm A group of NGOs have today filed complaints against Meta to the human rights commissions in both the Netherlands and France, as new research indicates that gender discrimination is inherent to Facebook’s job adverts function.12 June 2023
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Lords back a new law to prevent the financing of illegal deforestation, ahead of key vote Peers across the political spectrum this week spoke in support of Amendment 91 to the Financial Services and Markets Bill07 June 2023
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Attacks against UDEFEGUA: Defenders in Guatemala are under siege to claim democracy back Global Witness is deeply concerned by the situation faced by human rights defenders in Guatemala.24 May 2023
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EU Member States finalise historic anti-deforestation law – now an end to deforestation finance must follow EU Member States today formally endorsed a landmark anti-deforestation law, which puts the European Union on a pathway to reduce its consumption of forest-risk commodities16 May 2023