Press Releases
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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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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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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
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Patrick Alley and Simon Taylor, Global Witness founders, to step down as Executive Directors Patrick Alley and Simon Taylor, two of Global Witness’s founders, will be standing down from their roles as Executive Directors by the end of 2023, the organisation is announcing today09 May 2023
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“Time we cannot afford to lose” – MEPs back major delay for landmark corporate accountability law MEPs in the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee today backed plans for a moderate improvement of a new law on environment and human rights standards for companies doing business in the EU25 April 2023
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New tracking tool launched to monitor Amazon deforestation in meatpacker supply chain The new tool detected an average of 64 football pitches of deforested land every single week in 202224 April 2023
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European Parliament green-lights historic anti-deforestation law The European Parliament today formally endorsed a landmark anti-deforestation law, which puts the European Union on a pathway to reduce its consumption of forest-risk commodities19 April 2023
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Despite windfall tax and record profits, Shell paid just £15 million to UK, 22p per Brit last year Despite windfall tax and record profits, Shell paid just £15 million to UK, 22p per Brit last year28 March 2023