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 | Nov. 23, 2021 New investigation reveals global commodity giants fuelling land conflict and human rights abuses through trade of Brazilian soy Global commodity giants fuelling land conflict through trade of Brazilian soy Press release | Sept. 13, 2021 Global Witness reports 227 land and environmental activists murdered in a single year, the worst figure on record As the climate crisis intensifies, violence against defenders of the earth is escalating Press release | May 6, 2021 Majority of Bunge shareholders vote for measures on deforestation but green groups issue urgent call for action Top institutional shareholders in Bunge Limited yesterday threw their weight behind a call for the company to do more to protect forests in the Brazilian Cerrado 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 | Dec. 10, 2020 Commodity traders ADM and Bunge linked to conflict-tainted palm oil in Indonesia Global Witness investigation exposes how two US agribusiness giants – ADM and Bunge – source from Indonesian palm oil mills linked publicly to human rights abuses and land grabs. Press release | Aug. 11, 2020 Global Witness demands an urgent investigation into the disappearances of members of the Garífunas community in Honduras Numerous witnesses have confirmed that these members of the indigenous community of Triunfo de la Cruz were seized from their homes on 18 July Press release | July 29, 2020 Global Witness records the highest number of land and environmental activists murdered in one year – with the link to accelerating climate change of increasing concern Our report sheds a light on the urgent role land and environmental defenders play in fighting climate breakdown Press release | June 22, 2020 A letter to the Consumer Goods Forum: It’s Time to Stop the Fires and Deliver on ‘No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation’ Commitments Companies should be delivering on crucial deforestation commitments. Press release | May 7, 2020 Governments and business must stand up for land and environmental defenders now, so that they can help build a more resilient and fair future for us and our planet At Global Witness, we’re committed to being part of the movement for a more resilient planet going forward. This includes standing up for land and environmental activists. States and business must do the same Press release | May 5, 2020 Organisations Urge Colombian Government to Protect Activists and Communities During COVID-19 Pandemic Over 100 civil society organisations urged the government of Colombia to adopt all measures necessary to guarantee the safety of human rights defenders Show Previous 10 Show Next 10