Press Releases
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Italian Parliament debates Government response to ENI's dealings in Nigeria Italy’s Parliament yesterday debated the Government’s response to questions put to it about Italian oil company ENI’s conduct in acquiring Nigerian oil block OPL245.14 June 2013
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Global Witness calls on Shell to drop support for anti-transparency lawsuit Litigation runs contrary to the UK G8 Presidency’s push for a global transparency standard Global Witness is attending Shell’s AGM in The Hague today to ask the company to drop its support for a lawsuit that aims to kill off vital a U.S. transparency law. While the UK uses its G8 Presidency to advance a global transparency standard for oil and mining companies, the lawsuit seeks to stifle disclosure and move the industry in the opposite direction20 May 2013
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Cambodia marks 1 year anniversary of Chut Wutty’s murder Global Witness joins Cambodian activists and citizens in commemorating the death of Chut Wutty, the Director of environmental watchdog Natural Resource Protection Group (NRPG), who was murdered a year ago today by military police while investigating illegal logging and land seizures25 April 2013
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Statement in response to killing of prominent Cambodian forest campaigner Chut Wutty Statement in response to killing of prominent Cambodian forest campaigner Chut Wutty We are shocked and devastated to learn of the killing of Chut Wutty, Director of environmental watchdog Natural Resource Protection Group (NPRG), in Cambodia today. Wutty was reportedly shot by members of the Military Police while engaged in field research into illegal logging and land seizures26 April 2012
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Rush to log Liberia’s forests will jeopardise the reform process Under intense pressure from the timber industry – including many familiar faces from the past – the Forest Development Authority of Liberia has started to issue timber contracts. Yet key legislation on community rights is still in draft. International NGOs fear the rush to allow a timber trade with a poor track record of corruption and trampling on community rights raises the spectre of Liberia’s forests once again undermining stability in this fragile country22 May 2011
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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