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Environmental ActivistsDefenders of the earth
2016 saw a record 200 killings of people defending their land, forests and rivers against destructive industries
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Environmental ActivistsWhy we’re teaming up with the Guardian to break the silence around activist killings
Our new partnership with the Guardian will chronicle killings of environmental and land activists in real time
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Environmental ActivistsStop the diversion of the Arroyo Bruno river
Support communities in La Guajira, Colombia, who are opposing the planned diversion of their river so that a locally-operated mine owned by Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore can extract coal from underneath it. The river is their lifeline.
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A Game of Stones: smuggling diamonds in the Central African Republic
While the international community is working with the Central African Republic’s government and diamond companies to establish legitimate supply chains smugglers and traders are thriving in the parallel black market.
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Press Release / July 21, 2017
$750 million in mining revenues fails to reach treasury in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Press Release / July 17, 2017
Statement on interim recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG)
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Press Release / July 14, 2017
Norwegian and French governments threaten world’s second largest tropical rainforest
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Blog Post / July 13, 2017
Global Witness response to the Government of the Central African Republic’s statement on “A Game of Stones”
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Blog Post / July 13, 2017
Why we’re teaming up with the Guardian to break the silence around activist killings
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Press Release / July 13, 2017
Worst year ever for environmental and land rights activists: at least 200 killed in 2016 as crisis spreads across globe
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Blog Post / July 10, 2017
One year since Kem Ley’s assassination, we’re left with more questions than answers
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Press Release / July 7, 2017
Hydropower project that led to murder of Berta Cáceres halted
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Blog Post / July 6, 2017
Why the US needs to put an end to anonymously-owned companies
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Press Release / June 28, 2017
Congress moves to put an end to secret companies