Leaders of the G8 countries will gather in Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland between 17–18 June 2013 for the 39th G8 summit. In January this year David Cameron announced that trade, tax and transparency... read more
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14.06.2013 | G8 2013
Global Witness is calling on Sudan and South Sudan to re-examine and re-invigorate their commitments under the September 27, 2012 Cooperation Agreement, and work with international partners to ensure that oil does not... read more
07.05.2013 | New investigation from Global Witness reveals high-level military involvement in eastern Congo's gold trade
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At a critical time for the region's minerals trade companies must undertake supply chain checks and put responsible sourcing into practise
Global Witness' investigation last month in eastern Democratic Republic of... read more
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As oil production resumes in South Sudan this week, Global Witness is calling on the government to implement the transparency measures passed as part of oil legislation last year and to clarify recent reports of... read more
18.02.2013 | Global Witness welcomes EU decision to maintain sanctions against Zimbabwean diamond sector
Global Witness today welcomed news that EU foreign ministers have agreed to maintain restrictive measures against state-owned Zimbabwean diamond mining company, ZMDC, but warned that gaps in the sanctions list... read more
12.02.2013 | EU warned on blood diamond love triangle
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Global Witness today called on EU foreign ministers to strengthen measures which restrict sales of diamonds from Zimbabwe’s controversial Marange region to Europe. The warning comes as Belgium... read more
On 22 August 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the final rule for Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
The provision aims to prevent the trade in tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from fuelling... read more
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Legal action by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce threatens to protect business practices that are fuelling bloodshed in Africa.
Global Witness today condemned recent legal action by the U.S. Chamber of... read more
Global Witness today expressed grave concern at the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo caused by fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese army (FARDC).
“The M23 and FARDC... read more
29.06.2012 | Donors must hold Rwandan government to account for supporting new rebellion in eastern Congo
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Donors must hold Rwandan government to account for supporting new rebellion in eastern Congo
Rwanda’s two main donors, the United Kingdom and United States, must use their influence to end Kigali’... read more
Joint Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Electronics Companies Must Break from US Chamber on Conflict Minerals
Industry should follow the positive steps taken by Microsoft, General Electric (... read more
Conflict Minerals | Zimbabwe | Conflict Diamonds | Business and Human Rights | Conflict | Corruption
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The international community must act to prevent off budget financing of Mugabe’s feared secret police, said Global Witness in a report published today.
The report, Financing a Parallel Government?, reveals that... read more
30.05.2012 | Lengthy Taylor sentence represents justice for Sierra Leoneans: Justice still needed for the people of Liberia
Accountability | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Conflict Diamonds | Post Conflict | Ending Impunity | Conflict
Read the Global Witness background briefing on the Charles Taylor Verdict
The 50-year prison sentence handed down to Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague represents justice for the people of... read more
14.02.2012 | Don’t let Mugabe be your Valentine
Read the report: Diamonds: A good deal for Zimbabwe?
On Valentines Day 2012 (14th February), Global Witness published a report raising concerns that diamond purchases may help fund the Zimbabwean military. The report,... read more
05.12.2011 | Global Witness leaves Kimberley Process, calls for diamond trade to be held accountable
Read a message from Global Witness Founding Director, Charmian Gooch
Lire le communiqué de presse en français
Global Witness today announced that it has left the Kimberley Process, the international certification... read more
14.06.2013 | G8 2013
Leaders of the G8 countries will gather in Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland between 17–18 June 2013 for the 39th G8 summit. In January this year David Cameron announced that trade, tax and transparency... read more
Global Witness is calling on Sudan and South Sudan to re-examine and re-invigorate their commitments under the September 27, 2012 Cooperation Agreement, and work with international partners to ensure that oil does not... read more
07.05.2013 | New investigation from Global Witness reveals high-level military involvement in eastern Congo's gold trade
简体中文
At a critical time for the region's minerals trade companies must undertake supply chain checks and put responsible sourcing into practise
Global Witness' investigation last month in eastern Democratic Republic of... read more
简体中文
As oil production resumes in South Sudan this week, Global Witness is calling on the government to implement the transparency measures passed as part of oil legislation last year and to clarify recent reports of... read more
18.02.2013 | Global Witness welcomes EU decision to maintain sanctions against Zimbabwean diamond sector
Global Witness today welcomed news that EU foreign ministers have agreed to maintain restrictive measures against state-owned Zimbabwean diamond mining company, ZMDC, but warned that gaps in the sanctions list... read more
12.02.2013 | EU warned on blood diamond love triangle
For immediate release
Global Witness today called on EU foreign ministers to strengthen measures which restrict sales of diamonds from Zimbabwe’s controversial Marange region to Europe. The warning comes as Belgium... read more
On 22 August 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the final rule for Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
The provision aims to prevent the trade in tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from fuelling... read more
For immediate release
Legal action by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce threatens to protect business practices that are fuelling bloodshed in Africa.
Global Witness today condemned recent legal action by the U.S. Chamber of... read more
Global Witness today expressed grave concern at the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo caused by fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese army (FARDC).
“The M23 and FARDC... read more
29.06.2012 | Donors must hold Rwandan government to account for supporting new rebellion in eastern Congo
For immediate release
Donors must hold Rwandan government to account for supporting new rebellion in eastern Congo
Rwanda’s two main donors, the United Kingdom and United States, must use their influence to end Kigali’... read more
Joint Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Electronics Companies Must Break from US Chamber on Conflict Minerals
Industry should follow the positive steps taken by Microsoft, General Electric (... read more
Conflict Minerals | Zimbabwe | Conflict Diamonds | Business and Human Rights | Conflict | Corruption
简体中文
The international community must act to prevent off budget financing of Mugabe’s feared secret police, said Global Witness in a report published today.
The report, Financing a Parallel Government?, reveals that... read more
30.05.2012 | Lengthy Taylor sentence represents justice for Sierra Leoneans: Justice still needed for the people of Liberia
Accountability | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Conflict Diamonds | Post Conflict | Ending Impunity | Conflict
Read the Global Witness background briefing on the Charles Taylor Verdict
The 50-year prison sentence handed down to Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague represents justice for the people of... read more
14.02.2012 | Don’t let Mugabe be your Valentine
Read the report: Diamonds: A good deal for Zimbabwe?
On Valentines Day 2012 (14th February), Global Witness published a report raising concerns that diamond purchases may help fund the Zimbabwean military. The report,... read more
05.12.2011 | Global Witness leaves Kimberley Process, calls for diamond trade to be held accountable
Read a message from Global Witness Founding Director, Charmian Gooch
Lire le communiqué de presse en français
Global Witness today announced that it has left the Kimberley Process, the international certification... read more
31.07.2009 | Faced with a gun, what can you do?
War and the militarisation of mining in eastern congo - a report by Global Witness July 2009
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Press Release - Global Witness uncovers foreign companies’ links... read more
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