Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil gas Governments Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Natural resource governance Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Timber Trade By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | Feb. 26, 2021 Global Witness stands in solidarity with Congolese whistleblowers speaking out against alleged international money laundering network Today, two Congolese whistleblowers formerly employed at Afriland First Bank have revealed their identities and their stories publicly for the first time. Their testimonial and the documents they shared with the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) and Global Witness formed the basis of an investigation carried out jointly and published in July 2020, Undermining Sanctions. Press release | Feb. 22, 2021 Hundreds of millions in taxpayer money wasted by EU on failed gas projects Corporate influence at the heart of EU wasted energy funds Press release | Feb. 19, 2021 Global Witness reveals fraudulent Libyan Letters of Credit money entering international financial system via London New report and public database expose how Libyans continue to be robbed of millions of dollars of public funds through Letters of Credit fraud Statement | Feb. 18, 2021 Global Witness response to suspension of Myanmar from EITI in wake of military coup Today, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) suspended Myanmar in response to the February 1st coup d’état by Myanmar’s military. Statement | Feb. 18, 2021 New sanctions by UK and Canada on Myanmar military leaders are a step in the right direction but international response must go further in tackling military’s finances Global Witness is pleased to see that the UK and Canada have joined the United States in placing sanctions on the military leaders responsible for the recent coup in Myanmar. However, these targeted sanctions must be expanded to meaningfully address one of the key sources of power for Myanmar’s military: its extensive business interests. Press release | Feb. 10, 2021 Global Witness welcomes targeted U.S. sanctions against Myanmar military and calls on international community to follow suit The U.S. and the international community more broadly should redouble their support to civilians, including their support to human rights defenders, civil society, independent media and vulnerable populations. Statement | Feb. 9, 2021 Without justice for the Pau D’Arco massacre, the killing of land rights defenders will continue On January 26, Fernando dos Santos Araújo, land rights defender and survivor of the 2017 Pau D’Arco massacre, was shot and killed in the Brazilian state of Pará Press release | Feb. 1, 2021 Global Witness condemns Myanmar military takeover and calls for international sanctions on military Global Witness joins international calls for the Tatmadaw to rescind the State of Emergency and return power to the elected civilian government Statement | Jan. 26, 2021 Global Witness stands with Congolese and international civil society partners in denouncing easing of US sanctions against Dan Gertler A consortium of Congolese and international organisations fighting corruption DRC denounces the license granted by the Trump administration to Dan Gertler, allowing him to conduct transactions with American entities for one year. Press release | Jan. 25, 2021 Global Witness response to easing of sanctions against mining magnate Dan Gertler during final days of Trump administration In December 2020, during the final days of the Trump presidency, the US Treasury substantially eased sanctions on controversial mining billionaire Dan Gertler Show Next 10
