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 | Oct. 31, 2017 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Senior Congolese army officer receiving major slice of gold production from mining company with consent of court A mining company in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is ceding one third of its gold production to the son of a senior army officer Press release | Oct. 6, 2017 Oil, Gas & Mining Responsible Minerals US Treasury Department recommends gutting key transparency measures The Trump administration’s attempt to gut Sections 1502 and 1504 of Dodd-Frank is nothing more than an ideological assault on critical regulations aimed at preventing corruption and the financing of conflict around the world. Press release | Sept. 11, 2017 Responsible Minerals Diamonds Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s vast diamond riches exploited by secretive political and military elites, report shows Powerful military and political elites and security forces have controlled and secretly exploited Zimbabwe’s once promising diamond sector, while concealing the scale of the loss to its people, a new report from Global Witness reveals. Press release | Aug. 30, 2017 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Uganda Only half of African Great Lakes mineral exporters reported on responsible sourcing efforts – new Global Witness report Less than half of companies officially recorded as exporting minerals from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda published due diligence reports in 2015, according to a new study by Global Witness. ‘Time to Dig Deeper’ is the first ever detailed analysis of public supply chain due diligence reporting in the region Press release | Aug. 21, 2017 Responsible Minerals Afghanistan Trump’s Afghanistan strategy will fail if it does not take on corruption As President Trump announces his new Afghanistan strategy, Global Witness’ Stephen Carter highlights what is needed for a real change in direction Press release | July 21, 2017 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo $750 million in mining revenues fails to reach treasury in Democratic Republic of Congo A toxic combination of corruption and mismanagement in Democratic Republic of Congo’s revenues agencies and state mining companies is leaching a fifth of all mining revenues away from the state budget Press release | June 22, 2017 Responsible Minerals Central African Republic Central African Republic: An inside look into the social media world of diamond smuggling A new undercover investigation by Global Witness shows how diamond smugglers are making use of social media platforms to get diamonds linked to the ongoing violent conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) out of the country and into international markets Press release | June 7, 2017 Responsible Minerals European Union Responsible companies should act on EU mineral law now, not drag their feet for four year phase-in The new EU law on responsible mineral sourcing is an important but half-hearted attempt to bring change to the sector, not least because many important companies are exempt, says Global Witness. Press release | May 23, 2017 Responsible Minerals Myanmar Myanmar peace talks must address natural resource management Myanmar peace talks must address natural resource management: over 135 groups endorse core principles to address root cause of conflict Press release | May 17, 2017 Responsible Minerals Myanmar Myanmar’s multi-billion dollar jade trade contributing to ethnic armed conflict, new film shows ahead of landmark peace talks Myanmar’s multi-billion dollar jade trade contributing to ethnic armed conflict, new film shows ahead of landmark peace talks Show Previous 10 Show Next 10