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Loupe Holes in the Kimberley Process
Press Release – 28/10/2008 – French
Commission derives credit for keeping forests out of the carbon market
Press Release – 17/10/2008
European Commission timber regulation fails to create offence
Press Release – 17/10/2008
ANGOLA: THREAT TO BAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS
Press Release – 03/10/2008 – Portuguese
Angolagate trial opens - Global Witness comment
Press Release – 03/10/2008
DR Congo: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as Peace Process Falters
Press Release – 25/09/2008 – French
Millions of acres of African rainforest threatened as Congolese government moves to ‘legalise’ felling for timber
Press Release – 24/09/2008 – French
Côte d’Ivoire cocoa reform insufficient as exporters sidestep transparency
Press Release – 22/09/2008 – French
Control of mines by warring parties threatens peace efforts in eastern Congo
Press Release – 10/09/2008 – French
UK company Afrimex broke international guidelines, says British government
Press Release – 28/08/2008 – French
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Latest Publications
September 2010
Proposed law would cost cash-strapped Liberian Government millions
Logging companies in Liberia are trying to get out of paying millions of dollars in tax to the country’s cash-starved government through a dubious new law.
Global Witness stands by findings on Sudanese oil data
Global Witness today refuted claims that it had apologized for the findings of its September 2009 report, Fuelling Mistrust, on the lack of transparency in Sudan's oil sector. The organisation said that although very important commitments on improving transparency were made recently by the Government of National Unity (GoNU), the full disclosure of oil revenue data and the results of an independent audit remain necessary to prove the concerns were unfounded.
August 2010
Global Witness welcomes Norwegian government disinvestment from predatory loggers Samling
Global Witness welcomes the Norwegian Government Pension Fund's decision to disinvest from the notorious Malaysian timber giant Samling. Global Witness has previously exposed illegal logging by Samling in Cambodia as well as evidence of legal breaches by two Samling-associated companies in Liberia.
Global Witness welcomes new commitment to transparency in Sudan
Global Witness has participated in a landmark seminar on oil revenue transparency in Khartoum, organised by the Sudanese government and attended by foreign oil companies. We welcome the commitment to increase transparency, including an audit of the oil sector and publication of key production and revenue figures.
