Press Releases
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Rights groups express outrage at state persecution of Zimbabwean activists Civil Society organisations, including Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, and Partnership Africa Canada, today condemned the state-sponsored harassment and intimidation of a Zimbabwean non-governmental organisation,02 June 2010
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Fraudulent emissions accounting threatens to undermine progress on climate Progress towards a meaningful climate deal in 2010 could be significantly undermined if developed countries succeed in their bid to avoid accountability for their emissions from forestry and bioenergy use, according to forest and climate experts from the Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA)27 May 2010
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Global Witness: Singapore’s statement on sand report leaves major concerns unaddressed Singapore government official response to the Global Witness report "Shifting Sand: how Singapore's demand for Cambodian sand threatens ecosystems and undermines good governance12 May 2010
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New REDD text drops targets; dilutes critical safeguards Targets for ending deforestation have been removed and safeguard language has been significantly weakened in a leaked text on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, the Ecosystems Climate Alliance revealed today12 December 2009
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G20 must combat illicit capital flight to alleviate poverty in developing countries Today's pledge from the G-20 to increase funding for the IMF and for the developing world are laudable, but these efforts must also address illicit capital flight which remains the greatest impediment to economic development and poverty alleviation.02 April 2009
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UK based NGO Global Witness wins prestigious US award Global Witness has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Commitment to Development Ideas in Action Award17 December 2007
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Angola: Anti-corruption campaigner still unable to leave Cabinda. Angola Dr Sarah Wykes, a British national and senior campaigner at Global Witness, was arrested in Angola on 18th February 2007 while visiting the country to assess the transparency of its oil sector. She is being investigated under an Angolan national security law22 March 2007
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Top transparency campaigners arrested in Republic of Congo The international Publish What You Pay coalition is deeply concerned by the arrest in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) of two prominent campaigners against corruption and human rights abuses, Christian Mounzeo and Brice Mackosso10 April 2006
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Five years on: diamond trade still at risk from conflict diamonds The international diamond certification scheme is still having difficulty stopping conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate trade07 June 2005
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Progress and Setbacks at Kimberley Process Plenary Civil Society organizations present at the 2004 Kimberley Process Plenary meeting are very disappointed at the lack of action to improve the collection and analysis of rough diamond production and trade statistics29 October 2004
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Violence erupts in mineral rich Katanga…yet the international community Global Witness is greatly concerned by last week’s violence in Katanga Province, Southeastern DRC20 October 2004
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Global Witness questions 9/11 commission regarding diamonds GLOBAL WITNESS QUESTIONS 9/11 COMMISSION REGARDING DIAMONDS17 June 2004
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Global Witness Calls on the European Commission and Member States to Adopt a Strong Regulation to Combat Trade in Conflict Diamonds Global Witness is calling for the European Commission (EC) and its 15 Member States to adopt a tough regulation to combat the trade in conflict diamonds.20 November 2002
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New UN Resolution on Liberia fails to address conflict financing The UN Security Council’s renewal of sanctions against the government of Liberia fails to address the clear threat that the Liberian timber industry poses to regional peace and security in western Africa. This comes after the UN’s own Expert Panel reports[i] and Global Witness’ investigations[ii] provided clear evidence of the links between Liberian logging companies and illegal arms imports, diamond smuggling and gross human rights abuses10 May 2002