Tweet Share DONATE Filter by campaign All Anonymous Companies Banks Climate breakdown Corruption & Money Laundering Diamonds Environmental Activists Forests Governments Land Oil, Gas & Mining Responsible Minerals Filter by country All China Laos Brazil Kazakhstan Nigeria Nicaragua Central African Republic Papua New Guinea Peru Malaysia D.R. Congo Zimbabwe The Philippines Cambodia Congo-Brazzaville Angola Guinea Azerbaijan Afghanistan Uganda Honduras European Union South Sudan Myanmar Ghana Japan Equatorial Guinea Liberia Laos Cameroon Ukraine Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Nicaragua Nigeria Madagascar Cote d'Ivoire Central African Republic Peru Malaysia D.R. Congo Zimbabwe Cambodia Angola Libya Guinea Afghanistan Azerbaijan Uganda Honduras Kyrgyzstan South Sudan Ghana Myanmar Equatorial Guinea Liberia June 19, 2019 Progress against dirty money with pledge from UK Crown Dependencies A commitment today from the UK’s Crown Dependencies to publicly reveal who owns the companies based in those jurisdictions is a key moment in the global fight against dirty money. Corruption & Money Laundering June 12, 2019 The US makes progress towards putting an end to anonymously-owned shell companies After years campaigning to put an end to anonymously-owned companies in the US, a corporate transparency bill seeking to achieve this has finally made it through Committee in the House of Representatives. Anonymous Companies June 12, 2019 Global Witness stands in solidarity with other human rights groups in response to cyber surveillance attacks Yesterday, BBC Radio’s File on Four The Spy in Your Pocket added to reports that surveillance software designed to track drug-dealers and terrorists is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and lawyers carrying out legitimate activities. June 3, 2019 Global Witness calls on UK and US to investigate BP and ‘City bad boy’ Frank Timis UK and US law enforcement must investigate oil giant BP and one of its partners in Senegal, notorious businessman Frank Timis, over an estimated $10 billion deal over offshore gas blocks. Oil, Gas & Mining June 3, 2019 BBC exposé on $10bn deal shows BP may have been complicit in corruption The BBC this morning exposed how oil giant BP promised as much as $10 billion to one of the world’s most notorious businessmen, in exchange for a stake in much coveted natural gas fields off the coast of Senegal. Oil, Gas & Mining May 29, 2019 Global Witness statement on surveillance Global Witness upholds the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy. We stand in solidarity with human rights groups worldwide in opposition to use of advanced forms of surveillance to target journalists, advocates of all kinds, and lawyers. May 8, 2019 US House of Representatives set to make history with bill on company ownership transparency The House Financial Services Committee set to advance bill that aims to combat corruption and crime through anonymously-owned companies. May 7, 2019 Myanmar must end attacks on media after release of Reuters journalists Global Witness welcomes the release of Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for reporting on abuses committed by security forces against Rohingya villagers. Myanmar May 5, 2019 Revealed: UK faces serious corruption and money laundering risks due to “fundamental gaps” in register of company owners The UK Government is failing to act on fundamental gaps with its company register leaving UK companies as a vehicle of choice for money launderers, the corrupt and other criminals. Anonymous Companies May 3, 2019 Revealed: secret dealings tying UK Conservatives’ CEO to billionaire embroiled in bribery scandal A company fronted by the Chief Executive of the British Conservative Party is set to pay $50 million to seal a deal between the government of Guinea and a mining firm that has engaged in high-level bribery there Guinea Show Next 10
