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 | 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 Global Witness welcomes the release from Police custody today of Goldman Prize winning forest protection activist Ouch Leng and three other environmental defenders and calls on the Cambodian authorities to drop all investigations into their activities Press release | Feb. 5, 2020 Environmental Activists Second Mexican defender of Monarch butterflies found dead Days after the funeral of prominent Mexican butterfly conservationist Homero Gómez González, the body of a second environmental defender is found at a butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán state, Central Mexico. Press release | Sept. 24, 2019 Environmental Activists The Philippines Global Witness statement on Philippines government response to 'Defending the Philippines' It's disappointing, that after clear evidence of growing attacks against land and environmental defenders in the Philippines, the government continues to shirk responsibility Press release | Sept. 24, 2019 Environmental Activists The Philippines New investigation reveals failure in government’s promises to Filipino citizens on corporate greed and the environment; as attacks against land and environmental defenders escalate Shocking evidence of widespread attacks against land and environmental defenders, with the Philippines government failing to act Press release | Sept. 20, 2019 Environmental Activists The Philippines Global Witness statement on Kalikasan and Center for Environmental Concerns Philippines Global Witness wishes to express its support for these organisations and calls upon the government to guarantee the security of their members Press release | Sept. 18, 2019 Environmental Activists The Philippines Revealed: Del Monte Philippines' growers implicated in violent attacks against indigenous activists as attacks against land and environmental defenders escalate Del Monte Philippines and their pineapple grower - suspected of ordering alleged attacks on indigenous activists. Press release | July 30, 2019 Environmental Activists Spotlight on Criminalisation of Land and Environmental Defenders Global Witness report highlights use of terrorism laws and aggressive legal attacks by powerful elites to crush protest Press release | April 18, 2019 Environmental Activists European Union Investors issue strong call to action – as European Parliament votes in new rules to ensure finance doesn’t cause human rights abuses and environmental destruction A major EU vote and a direct call to action from investors with assets worth €1.7 trillion signals the start of a transformation of the financial sector. Press release | April 3, 2019 Environmental Activists Global Witness responds to the death of environmental activist Paul McAuley Global Witness expresses its deepest sadness at the sudden death of environmental activist Paul McAuley in Peru. Press release | Dec. 19, 2018 Environmental Activists The Philippines Filipino defender receives prestigious Alexander Soros Foundation Award – as indigenous activists mark a year since army massacre Rene Pamplona wins this year’s Alex Soros Foundation Award for his tireless work to protect indigenous people Show Previous 10 Show Next 10
