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| 13 de Junio de 2014
- Oil, Gas & Mining
- D.R. Congo
British oil company’s back-tracking on World Heritage Site looks like a ruse

Soco’s announcement indicating a pull-out from an iconic African park leaves too much wiggle-room Spirit of statement immediately undermined by Deputy CEO’s comments in the Times Soco must fully answer serious questions over corruption, arrests and violence Soco International said this week that it would finish its current round of oil exploration in an internationally important African park but would not commission further work there unless Unesco and the Congolese government “agree that such activities are not incompatible with
| 11 de Junio de 2014
Delaware Bills ‘Mere Window-Dressing’, Will Do Nothing to Curb Abuse of Anonymous Companies

Civil Society Experts Call on Delaware to Create Public Registry of Beneficial Ownership Information WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and Global Witness expressed disappointment that the Delaware House of Representatives passed two bills this evening that do little to stop criminals from using Delaware companies to launder their illicit proceeds.
| 5 de Junio de 2014
- Oil, Gas & Mining
- Nigeria
UK Crown Prosecution Service fails to block proceeds of corrupt Nigerian oil deal

Campaigners demand explanation from Crown Prosecution Service The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has failed to prevent more than US$110 million from a corrupt Nigerian oil deal leaving the UK, even though it had powers to do so, say Global Witness and Re: Common. The anti-corruption watchdogs warn that by allowing such funds to pass through the UK unconstrained, London is acting as a conduit for corrupt money diverted from the citizens of Nigeria.
| 4 de Junio de 2014
South Sudan must urgently halt the issuing of new oil contracts, warns Global Witness

简体中文 Read the briefing, South Sudan: the call for a moratorium on new oil contracts, click here.
| 4 de Junio de 2014
Queen’s speech to outline sweeping reforms to end corporate secrecy

The Queen is expected to use today’s speech to outline ground-breaking reforms which will force companies to declare who really owns and controls them, in a move strongly welcomed by Global Witness. The campaign group has shown for many years how the use of anonymous companies facilitates a host of crimes including corruption, tax-evasion and money-laundering.
| 2 de Junio de 2014
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Global Witness warns that majority of inaugural conflict mineral reports are inadequate

简体中文 The first set of company reports submitted under a landmark U.S. law that aims to stop the minerals trade fuelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fall short of the mark, warns Global Witness.
| 29 de Mayo de 2014
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
As June 2nd conflict minerals deadline approaches, Global Witness warns that first reports lack substance

Initial company reports submitted under a landmark U.S. law that aims to stop the minerals trade fuelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are disappointing, warns Global Witness.
| 20 de Mayo de 2014
- Oil, Gas & Mining
Global Witness response to Royal Dutch Shell comments at its AGM today

The company has again failed to answer some fundamental questions about the OPL 245 deal and its continued lobby to keep payments to governments secret. We welcome Shell’s invitation to discuss the OPL 245 deal further. However, Shell’s disclosure at the AGM that it has lobbied the Prime Ministers of both the Netherlands and the UK about the EU transparency legislation is concerning, given that Shell is pushing to weaken the laws. The directives are law and are not for negotiation.
| 19 de Mayo de 2014
- Oil, Gas & Mining
Shell’s Nigeria investments at risk from corruption scandal, investors warned

Campaigners call on Shell to stop lobbying against new transparency laws Royal Dutch Shell’s involvement in a deal which saw $1.1bn diverted into the hands of a former Nigerian oil minister could see the company lose a valuable oil block, says Global Witness. The deal for oil block OPL 245 off the coast of West Africa is being investigated by authorities in the UK, Italy and Nigeria.[1]
| 16 de Mayo de 2014
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Despite repeated industry efforts, Court upholds important conflict minerals law

U.S. Court of Appeals denies industry’s request to delay Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank in third consecutive ruling upholding the law

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