Press Releases
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Second Mexican defender of Monarch butterflies found dead Days after the funeral of prominent Mexican butterfly conservationist Homero Gómez González, the body of a second environmental defender is found at a butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán state, Central Mexico.05 February 2020
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Secret documents reveal financial network supporting Sudan’s most powerful militia - responsible for the Khartoum massacre A new exposé by international NGO Global Witness has uncovered how Sudan’s most powerful military leader – Mohammed ‘Hemedti’ Hamdan Daglo – and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia he controls, uses front companies and banks based both in Sudan and the UAE.09 December 2019
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Luxury-loving Congo President’s son received over $50 million from public treasury Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of the kleptocratic President of Republic of Congo, appears to have stolen over $50 million of state funds to fund his lavish lifestyle06 August 2019
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Adaro moves hundreds of millions of dollars into growing offshore network Adaro Energy, one of Indonesia’s largest coal companies, has been moving vast amounts of profit from coal mined in Indonesia to its growing offshore network, raising the question of whether the network helps Adaro avoid or minimise tax in Indonesia04 July 2019
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BBC exposé on $10bn deal shows BP may have been complicit in corruption The BBC this morning exposed how oil giant BP promised as much as $10 billion to one of the world’s most notorious businessmen, in exchange for a stake in much coveted natural gas fields off the coast of Senegal.03 June 2019
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Global Witness calls on UK and US to investigate BP and "City bad boy" Frank Timis UK and US law enforcement must investigate oil giant BP and one of its partners in Senegal, notorious businessman Frank Timis, over an estimated $10 billion deal over offshore gas blocks03 June 2019
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Revealed: secret dealings tying UK Conservatives’ CEO to billionaire embroiled in bribery scandal A company fronted by the Chief Executive of the British Conservative Party is set to pay $50 million to seal a deal between the government of Guinea and a mining firm that has engaged in high-level bribery there03 May 2019
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New analysis shows Shell and Eni used Nigeria’s share of oil to fund alleged billion dollar bribery scheme Shell and Eni used Nigeria's share of oil to fund alleged bribery scheme25 April 2019
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Vice-Presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno linked to payments of millions of dollars shifted out of Indonesian company into an obscure offshore firm New report links Sandiaga Uno to payments of at least US$43million from a major Indonesian coal company, Berau Coal, into an obscure offshore firm in the Seychelles02 April 2019
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£100bn of property in England and Wales is secretly owned, estimates show NGO Global Witness is giving evidence to a parliamentary committee, as it considers proposals to introduce a register of the real owners of UK properties and hears evidence on the impact of property ownership by anonymous companies17 March 2019
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Global Witness celebrates significant agreement and shift in mind-set from the EU on investor due diligence The European Parliament and Council have today reached a political agreement on a new set of rules requiring European investors such as banks, pension funds and insurers, to carry out due diligence07 March 2019
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New analysis shows illegal logging of the Peruvian Amazon is continuing at a rapid pace All this while there are alarming moves to weaken the agency meant to protect it from forest crime.17 January 2019