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| 2 de Agosto de 2013
- Oil, Gas & Mining
- South Sudan
South Sudan’s new government must quickly enact oil law
| 1 de Agosto de 2013
Senate moves to end anonymous shell companies to crack down on money laundering, tax dodging and corruption

Global Witness applauds Senators Levin (D-MI), Grassley (R-IA), Feinstein (D-CA) and Harkin (D-IA) for introducing legislation that would make it much harder for the corrupt and other criminals to misuse American companies to launder dirty money into American banks.
| 30 de Julio de 2013
Diamond revenues could be funding Zimbabwe election-rigging, says Global Witness

简体中文 Watchdog calls on SADC to fully investigate claims of wrong-doing by ZANU PF Global Witness today called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to fully investigate claims that Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party is attempting to rig the country’s elections, due to be held on Wednesday.
| 24 de Julio de 2013
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Global Witness applauds D.C. Court’s decision to uphold conflict minerals provision

Judge rules that industry arguments are ‘overinflated’ and ‘lack merit’ Global Witness applauded the decision yesterday by the Washington, D.C. District Court to uphold the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final rule for Dodd Frank Section 1502, a provision that aims to stop the minerals trade fuelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
| 23 de Julio de 2013
- Oil, Gas & Mining
- Nigeria
Joint statement from Global Witness, Re:Common, The Corner House on matters arising from the sale of the OPL 245 oil concession

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| 22 de Julio de 2013
- Forests
- D.R. Congo
Claims that threat to Congo Basin forest is waning are misleading

Claims that the deforestation threat to the Congo Basin is diminishing are seriously misleading, said Global Witness today.
| 17 de Julio de 2013
Global Witness comment in relation to Nigerian OPL-245 oil deal

There have been important developments relating to the US$1.1 billion deal for Nigeria’s prolific oil block, OPL-245. The deal for the block involved the ex-Nigerian Oil Minister, Dan Etete, a disgruntled middleman, the Nigerian Government and subsidiaries of two of the world’s largest oil companies – Shell and Eni – who paid US$1.1 billion to purchase the block in 2011.
| 9 de Julio de 2013
- Turkmenistan
How JLo can you go? Global Witness calls on JLo to donate money from Turkmenistan show to charity

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| 4 de Julio de 2013
- Afghanistan
Afghan Government reinforces comprehensive extractives sector commitment

Global Witness welcomes a statement from the Afghan government reinforcing its commitment to manage its natural resource sector openly, transparently and in line with international best practice, but warns that effective implementation will be key to success. The statement comes days after a coalition of 36 civil society groups, including Global Witness, wrote to the Afghan government and donors calling on them to strengthen their commitments in the extractives sector.
| 4 de Julio de 2013
History will show DC District Court has drawn the wrong conclusions on Dodd-Frank 1504

Global Witness strongly disagrees with Tuesday’s DC District Court decision to vacate the implementing rules for Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires oil, gas and mining companies to publish their revenue payments to governments down to a project level. Though Section 1504 remains law, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will now have to review the most effective way of implementing the law.

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