Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals 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 | April 24, 2024 “A new chapter for corporate accountability” – European Parliament approves CSDDD The biggest companies operating in the EU will soon be obliged to respect human rights and the environment Statement | April 18, 2024 Concern grows for Tanzanian communities opposing TotalEnergies’ oil pipeline Global Witness is growing increasingly concerned for the safety of communities and campaigners challenging the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), with reports of police repeatedly harassing and intimidating those who voice their opposition to the project. Statement | April 12, 2024 Justice restored after historical ruling upheld in retrial for murder of four Indigenous leaders Almost a decade after the murder of four Saweto Indigenous leaders near the Peruvian border with Brazil, families have finally been brought justice, with five men convicted of the killings. Press release | April 2, 2024 YouTube approves disinformation ads in India ahead of general election YouTube approved a full set of election disinformation ads submitted for publication in India ahead of the country’s election, despite the material breaching the platform's policies, according to a new test of content moderation conducted by Access Now and Global Witness Press release | March 26, 2024 US imports linked to deforestation the size of Los Angeles An area of tropical forest the size of Los Angeles has been lost in just two years thanks to imports of palm oil, beef, coffee and other products flooding the US market, according to new research by provided by Trase to Global Witness. Press release | March 26, 2024 Ministers cannot continue to ignore blueprint to end UK's role in global deforestation The UK government has rejected recommendations by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) to improve much-delayed deforestation trade regulations. Press release | March 22, 2024 Scottish renewables jobs have jumped 70%, oil and gas jobs down over a third New Global Witness analysis released today shows Scotland’s renewable energy jobs soared 70% between 2015 and 2022, according to Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates. Press release | March 15, 2024 Corporate accountability law: EU countries give free pass to two-thirds of companies Renegotiated deal means many big companies will face no repercussions for abusing human rights or damaging the environment. Press release | March 14, 2024 Shell CEO’s £8 million pay would take UK worker 227 years to earn New Global Witness analysis shows that Sawan’s pay packet would take an average UK worker 227 years to earn or could pay for 4,700 household energy bills in the UK. Press release | March 8, 2024 UK renewables jobs have increased 32% since 2015, oil jobs dropped 28% Office of National Statistics (ONS) data released today reveals that the UK now has nearly 30% more jobs in the renewable energy industry than it did in 2015. In the same period, the UK’s oil and gas industry nearly 30% of its jobs, despite billions spent by oil and gas companies and a licensing blitz by the Conservative government. Show Next 10