Press Releases
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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
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Global Witness demands action from the UN on fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks Global Witness CEO Mike Davis has written to the United Nations, urging them to take measures to guarantee that all participants at future COPs are serious about advancing the climate agenda18 November 2022
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Crimes against humanity committed in the Brazilian Amazon: criminal case filed at the International Criminal Court We're supporting the Climate Counsel, Greenpeace Brasil and Observatório do Clima, in calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity in Brazil10 November 2022
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United States government: Take concrete action to support the people of Myanmar Global Witness joins 288 organizations in calling for concrete US action in response to Kachin music festival bombing02 November 2022
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Statement of concern on online threats against Guatemalan NGO amidst wider crackdown on activists For more than 20 years, our Guatemalan partner UDEFEGUA has been working with local communities to document attacks against human rights and environmental defenders within the country01 November 2022
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Global Witness statement in response to TotalEnergies Global Witness response to TotalEnergies26 August 2022
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Seismic change needed at Glencore following a decade of corruption In response to Glencore’s decade of corruption, civil society groups call for urgent action from the company and its partners18 July 2022
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Global Witness welcomes passage of the BURMA Act by the US House of Representatives and calls on the Senate to follow suit The bill’s provisions bring together the four primary threads of US policy towards Myanmar: targeting military revenues through sanctions, supporting the pro-democracy movement, authorizing humanitarian assistance, and pursuing accountability for the military’s atrocities06 April 2022
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Our commitments on racial justice - one year on Just over a year has passed since we made our commitments on racial justice, and we have made progress. But, as well as progress, we have also made mistakes30 July 2021
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Global Witness statement on US Government sanctions on Try Pheap and Kun Kim The news that timber tycoon Try Pheap and General Kun Kim are to be sanctioned as individuals is significant09 December 2019
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New Democratic Republic of Congo mining law could leave the door open to corrupt deals Potential ad hoc application of the new mining law in Democratic Republic of Congo, plus weaknesses in its transparency and conflict of interest measures, may leave the country’s mining sector open to corrupt deals that could cost the country billions of dollars.12 March 2018
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As activist receives global award for fighting deforestation Global Witness calls for urgent halt to rainforest destruction across Papua New Guinea Activist Paul Pavol has won the ASF Award 2016 for his tireless fight against the destruction of his rainforest in PNG29 September 2016
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TED Prize Winner Charmian Gooch Announces Global Campaign to Abolish Anonymous Companies Charmian Gooch has announced that she will use the prestigious million-dollar award “to make it impossible for criminals and corrupt dictators to hide behind anonymous companies.”17 March 2014
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Joint statement from Global Witness, Re:Common, The Corner House on matters arising from the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession Correspondence between Global Witness – Re:Common –The Corner House and Nigerian Government Officials23 July 2013