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Patchy Progress in Setting Up Public Beneficial Ownership Registers in the EU
EU Member States were given more than two years to implement beneficial ownership registers, but progress has been at best patchy with only five having fully and properly done so
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Oil, Gas & MiningSigned Away: How Exxon’s exploitative deal deprived Guyana of up to US$55 billion
Exxon’s aggressive tactics with inexperienced Guyanese officials will cause Guyana to lose up to US$55 billion in an exploitative oil contract, according to a new analysis.
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Four years since Berta Cáceres’ assassination, Honduran defenders face greater danger than ever
Despite the international outcry that followed Berta’s murder, the Honduran government is consistently failing in its duty to protect its own citizens
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Climate breakdownIn Aid of Who?: The obscure investment fund using UK aid money to finance climate change around the world
While the UK government claims to be a ‘climate leader,’ we reveal how a little-known investment group funded by the UK taxpayer has committed over $750 million to fossil fuel projects in some of the world’s poorest countries
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Press release / March 20, 2020
Only a handful of EU countries meet key money laundering deadline
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Press release / March 16, 2020
Global Witness calls for end to judicial harassment of prize winning Cambodian activist Ouch Leng and environmental defenders protecting Cambodia’s climate-critical Prey Lang Forest
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Press release / March 11, 2020
New bank levy must be used effectively in fight against dirty money
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Blog post / March 6, 2020
Celebrating the women who are protecting the planet
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Press release / March 4, 2020
UK Government refuses to release emissions data of taxpayer-funded investment group – until after climate summit
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Press release / March 4, 2020
Congress must have power to subpoena financial documents
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Blog post / March 2, 2020
Four years since Berta Cáceres’ assassination, Honduran defenders face greater danger than ever
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Press release / Feb. 28, 2020
Congo oil project obtained by ‘corruption risk’ magnate threatens climate-critical peatland forest
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Press release / Feb. 28, 2020
Global Witness statement on new Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) report on disclosure of beneficial ownership information
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Press release / Feb. 27, 2020
Following Heathrow decision UK must now ensure all projects aligned with Paris Climate Agreement