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Conflict minerals in Eastern Congo Resource-fuelled conflict has contributed to instability in Congo’s east for over two decades02 March 2015
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Virunga How secret payments and a climate of violence helped SOCO International open Africa's oldest national park to oil04 September 2014
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FTSE 100 mining company ENRC must openly address Congo corruption concerns Mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) must publicly address concerns over risks associated with its rapid acquisition of mining assets in the DRC13 May 2014
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Revealed: Why Dubai’s first conflict gold audit never saw the light of day According to a former partner at Ernst & Young, the global accountancy firm turned a blind eye when a report of major audit failures at Dubai’s biggest gold refinery went unpublished. A Global Witness report released today, City of Gold, considers the implications.25 February 2014
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Congo fails to reveal loss-making oil deal with controversial businessman’s offshore firm The Democratic Republic of Congo has struck a deal to buy back oil rights from a secretive offshore company for a sum likely to be hundreds of times the price the company paid several years earlier.23 January 2014
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The Cut-Price Sale of DRC's Forests The tax avoidance and illegal tax deals of industrial logging companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo28 October 2013
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Logging in the shadows Systematic abuse of small, poorly regulated logging permits in Africa by companies, forest officials and politicians is undermining efforts to fight deforestation and keep illegal timber out of the EU29 April 2013
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The art of logging industrially in Congo How loggers are abusing artisanal permits to exploit the Democratic Republic of Congo’s forests19 October 2012
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission votes on landmark rules Global Witness welcomes the long-overdue vote on implementation rules for Sections 1502 and 1504 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act29 August 2012
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Coming clean: How supply chain controls can stop Congo's minerals trade fuelling conflict Research in eastern Congo highlights efforts by companies and Congolese officials to lay the foundations of a conflict-free minerals trade25 June 2012
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Survey finds sharp rise in killings over land and forests as Rio talks open New figures collected by Global Witness on the killings of activists, journalists and community members who were defending rights to land and forests show the true, shocking extent of competition for access to natural resources18 June 2012
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Rigged? The scramble for Africa’s oil, gas and minerals08 February 2012
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EU takes step towards conflict-free supply chains Global Witness and CCFD-Terre Solidaire welcomed a commitment today by EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht and Development Commissioner Piebalgs to make supply chains more transparent27 January 2012
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Congo government requires domestic minerals sector to source responsibly Global Witness welcomes the Congolese government’s recent decision to compel mining and mineral trading companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to carry out checks on their supply chains, in line with international standards, to ensure their trade is not financing the warring parties in the east of the country11 October 2011
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The Dodd Frank Act's Section 1502 on conflict minerals The legislation calls on companies to determine whether their products contain conflict minerals – by carrying out supply chain due diligence10 August 2011