Top stories
-
ForestsBuyers Beware: How European timber companies could be importing illegal Congo timber and possibly breaching EU legislation
Ten European traders could be importing illegal Congo timber worth millions, breaking the EUTR and damaging climate-critical rainforests.
-
Oil, Gas & MiningA Dud Deal: How SOCO International dumped Congo oil block in contentious Africa exit
London-listed oil company disposed of one of its last Sub-Saharan Africa assets in a deal that breaches Congolese law and appears to make no commercial sense.
-
10 films to inspire activists – recommended by Global Witness
As the awards season begins with the BAFTAs and Oscars this month, we asked Global Witness staff to nominate their favourite anti-corruption, human rights or environmental films.
-
Oil, Gas & MiningNull and void? CoMiCo's oil aspirations in DRC
An opaque Guernsey-owned company’s oil contract threatening Salonga National Park in Democratic Republic Congo could be null and void, according to our legal analysis.
Latest
-
Blog post / March 18, 2019
Brexit chaos should not distract from cleaning up Britain's property sector
-
Press release / March 17, 2019
£100bn of property in England and Wales is secretly owned, estimates show
-
Press release / March 14, 2019
Ten European companies could be importing illegal Congo timber worth millions to the EU, new Global Witness investigation reveals
-
Press release / March 13, 2019
New Congress holds first hearing on corporate transparency
-
Blog post / March 11, 2019
Every day is Commonwealth Day if you're looking for a golden visa
-
Press release / March 11, 2019
New analysis shows a worrying surge in exports of tropical timber to Vietnam and China from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018
-
Press release / March 8, 2019
Response to Treasury Committee’s report on economic crime
-
Press release / March 7, 2019
Global Witness celebrates significant agreement and shift in mind-set from the EU on investor due diligence
-
Press release / March 4, 2019
Response to Troika Laundromat stories
-
Press release / March 4, 2019
UK Government pulls bill including company transparency amendment