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Global Witness urges government to act on human rights report
Global Witness broadly welcomes a report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) and calls on the UK government to heed the recommendations. So far the government has failed to take adequate action to prevent or deter abuses by UK companies operating in conflict areas.
Press Release – 16/12/2009
The World Bank and the forest sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo: REDD FUTURE or GREENWASH?
Ahead of Copenhagen, Global Witness, Greenpeace and the Rainforest Foundation have delivered an open letter to the World Bank criticising its role in the forest sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo - home to the second largest rainforest in the world.
Press Release – 03/12/2009
Global Witness urges governments to act on findings of UN experts' report on DRC
Global Witness strongly supports the findings of a new report from the UN Group of Experts on the mineral trade in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Governments must take strong action in response to information about companies and individuals who trade in minerals from areas controlled by armed groups.
Press Release – 26/11/2009 – French
Tin industry supply chain current proposals insufficient
The Congolese government should be cautious about endorsing a new industry initiative to trace the origin of tin supplies from the DRC, Global Witness warned today.
Press Release – 14/10/2009 – French
DR Congo: Civilian Cost of Military Operation is Unacceptable
The Congolese government’s military operation in eastern Congo, Kimia II, backed by UN peacekeepers and aimed at neutralizing the threat from a Rwandan Hutu militia group, the FDLR, has resulted in an unacceptable cost for the civilian population, said 84 humanitarian and human rights groups today.
Press Release – 13/10/2009 – French
Global Witness dismayed at clampdown on activists in Katanga, DRC
Global Witness is calling on the DRC government to ensure that charges against human rights activist Golden Misabiko are dropped immediately. Misabiko was arrested following the publication of a report which alleged that state institutions and officials were profiting from illegal mining.
Press Release – 25/09/2009 – French
AMC sidesteps responsibility by suspending purchases from Congo
Global Witness says the decsion by British metals company AMC to suspend purchases from the DRC undermines their claims to want to improve supply chain due dililgence. The move follows revelations that AMC subsidairy THAISARCO was trading in minerals from areas controlled by armed groups.
Press Release – 18/09/2009 – French
New report undermines DRC mineral traders’ due diligence claims
New evidence highlights how international mineral trading companies may still be funding armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite their claims of improved due diligence.
Press Release – 04/09/2009 – French
Bisie killings show minerals at heart of Congo conflict
The killing of civilians near the Bisie cassiterite mine in Walikale, North Kivu, eastern DRC, on 12 August 2009, is a stark reminder of how the fight to control Congo’s mineral wealth is a key driver of violent conflict in the country, campaign group Global Witness said today.
Press Release – 18/08/2009 – French
Global Witness calls for immediate release of Congo human rights activist
Global Witness today appealed to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to release human rights activist Golden Misabiko without delay ahead of a court hearing due to take place on Wednesday.
Press Release – 17/08/2009 – French
Latest Publications
December 2009
As the dust settles, some cause for optimism…
Global Witness Director, Patrick Alley, is back from the UN Climate Change talks in Copenhagen and here reports on the not-altogether negative outcome for forests.
Open letter to DRC Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism
Global Witness sends joint letter motivated by concern over the proposed Ministerial Decree aiming at regulating the registration of non-governmental organizations and environmental associations in DRC
Impending Collapse of Climate Talks Fails World's Forests and People
The impending collapse of UN climate change talks has dashed hopes that the Copenhagen process could provide real solutions to protect the world's forests and reduce emissions that come from deforestation and forest degradation, said the Ecosystems Climate Alliance today.
Deforestation deal on a knife edge - world leaders urged to deliver
As the draft text on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) goes to Ministers at the climate talks in Copenhagen, Global Witness and other members of the Ecosystems Climate Alliance are calling on world leaders to agree targets and funding to ensure a successful global deal.
Global Witness urges government to act on human rights report
Global Witness broadly welcomes a report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) and calls on the UK government to heed the recommendations. So far the government has failed to take adequate action to prevent or deter abuses by UK companies operating in conflict areas.
Climate Chaos in Copenhagen - and that's just the talks
Global Witness Founding Director Patrick Alley has joined the team in Copenhagen for the final days of the UN climate change talks. Read his blog to learn about their efforts to ensure a decent deal on deforestation - and about the treatment of campaigners who want to have a say at the talks.
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 today.
Illegal Malagasy timber trade worth up to $460,000 a day
A new report by Global Witness and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has revealed the extent of illegal logging in the National Parks and protected areas of the SAVA Region of Madagascar. Members of the Forest Administration, the national police and other Malagasy authorities are accused of serious failings, and in some cases, complicity with the traffickers.
