Press Releases
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Global Witness slams Shell CEO's 'obscene' £8.6 million paycheck Shell's CEO has bagged a pay rise - pocketing an obscene £8.6 million, after a year of unprecedented climate disasters & soaring energy bills.25 March 2025
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Ukraine still at risk of exploitation after ceasefire talks: Global Witness reaction Further Ukraine peace negotiations are welcome, but must not be based on resource exploitation18 March 2025
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Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and end to impunity amid a spiralling humanitarian catastrophe and escalating regional conflict Global Witness joins Crisis Action in call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and end to impunity amid a spiralling humanitarian catastrophe and escalating regional conflict24 October 2024
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Global Witness condemns escalating arrests of climate campaigners in Uganda A total of 96 cases of people being detained or arrested for opposing the controversial East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have been reported in the past nine months, with the number of arrests skyrocketing in recent months.20 August 2024
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Philippines Court of Appeals ruling raises concerns over safety of environmental defenders Global Witness strongly condemns the decision by the Court of Appeals in the Philippines to deny the petition for protective writs to two youth land and environmental defenders made yesterday13 August 2024
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Harsh jail time for climate activists threatens democracy and climate action Global Witness condemns the harsh sentences imposed on five climate defenders and calls on the new UK Labour government to urgently scrap laws criminalising peaceful protest.23 July 2024
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Concern grows for Tanzanian communities opposing TotalEnergies’ oil pipeline Global Witness is growing increasingly concerned for the safety of communities and campaigners challenging the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), with reports of police repeatedly harassing and intimidating those who voice their opposition to the project18 April 2024
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Justice restored after historical ruling upheld in retrial for murder of four Indigenous leaders Almost a decade after the murder of four Saweto Indigenous leaders near the Peruvian border with Brazil, families have finally been brought justice, with five men convicted of the killings.12 April 2024
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Kirsty Lang appointed as new Chair of Global Witness Board We are delighted to announce the appointment of journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Lang as the new Chair of the Global Witness Board.18 January 2024
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Statement on the killing of renowned anti-mining activist and Indigenous environmental defender in Mexico On 25 November, the Indigenous leader and renowned Mexican land and environmental defender Higinio Trinidad de la Cruz was found dead at a farm in the Ayotitlán Indigenous community near his hometown of Jalisco, northwest Mexico27 November 2023
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#CeasefireNow: Open Call by 290 organisations from 50 countries for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives We put our voices together and call on all Heads of State, the UN Security Council, and actors on the ground, to prioritize the preservation of human life above all else26 October 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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"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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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