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 | March 12, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo New Democratic Republic of Congo mining law could leave the door open to corrupt deals Potential ad hoc application of the new mining law in Democratic Republic of Congo, plus weaknesses in its transparency and conflict of interest measures, may leave the country’s mining sector open to corrupt deals that could cost the country billions of dollars. Press release | March 8, 2018 Forests D.R. Congo Democratic Republic of Congo government must halt plans to open up the world’s second largest rainforest to loggers - say international environmental charities Over 50 environmental, conservation and human rights organisations are calling on the international community urgently to intervene to help protect the vast rainforests of the DRC Press release | Feb. 20, 2018 Forests D.R. Congo DRC government reinstates illegal logging concessions in breach of its own moratorium DRC government reinstates illegal logging concessions in breach of its own moratorium Press release | Dec. 22, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering D.R. Congo Global Witness reaction to US sanctions against Dan Gertler over Congo deals In an effort to clamp down on human rights abusers and corrupt actors, the US has announced sanctions against 52 individuals and entities, including billionaire mining magnate Dan Gertler and 19 entities linked to him. Press release | Dec. 22, 2017 Forests D.R. Congo Global Witness welcomes call for changes to French proposal to expand industrial logging in Democratic Republic of Congo We welcome a DRC committee’s call to the French Development Agency (AFD) to substantially review their proposal to support an expansion of industrial logging. Press release | Nov. 30, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Global Witness calls for Glencore’s business partner to explain mining discount in Democratic Republic of Congo New analysis by the non-profit Resource Matters, published yesterday, shows in watertight detail how a company part-owned by commodities giant Glencore, mining magnate Dan Gertler and other investors received a $440 million discount on a payment to Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned mining company. This came following negotiations by Gertler, a controversial friend of Congo’s President Kabila. Gertler has been linked to numerous mining bribery scandals. Press release | Nov. 17, 2017 Forests D.R. Congo Global Witness’s response to Democratic Republic of Congo's Environment Minister’s logging moratorium statement While world leaders met at COP23 to discuss plans to tackle climate change, Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) environment ministry started a process to lift the 15-year-old moratorium on the allocation of new industrial logging concessions. Press release | Nov. 12, 2017 Forests D.R. Congo Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has started a process to lift its moratorium on the allocation of new logging concessions Statement from Global Witness, Greenpeace, Rainforest Foundation Norway, Rainforest Foundation UK and Réseau des Ressources Naturelles (RRN) Press release | Nov. 5, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering D.R. Congo Paradise Papers: FTSE100 company Glencore’s secret offshore dealings exposed in revelations Among those in the 'Paradise Papers' spotlight, one corporate behemoth stands out: Glencore, a FTSE100 company that is the world’s biggest commodities trader. 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 Show Previous 10 Show Next 10