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 | 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. 11, 2017 D.R. Congo Regime Cash Machine has exposed deeper systematic problems within Congo than just a missing $750 million Global Witness report 'Regime Cash Machine' sparked a wide debate within Congo, including a rare public response from state-owned mining company Gécamines 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 | July 14, 2017 Forests D.R. Congo Norwegian and French governments threaten world’s second largest tropical rainforest An area of rainforest the size of Italy is at risk of being cut down by loggers in the Democratic Republic of Congo Press release | May 5, 2017 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Rights groups refuse participation in unwarranted State Department conflict minerals consultation Rights groups refuse participation in unwarranted State Department consultation Press release | April 11, 2017 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Reprehensible SEC decision on conflict minerals rule undermines global efforts to source minerals responsibly Reprehensible SEC decision undermines global efforts to source minerals responsibly Press release | April 5, 2017 Responsible Minerals D.R. Congo Action to de-rail US conflict minerals rule “gift to predatory armed groups”, warns Global Witness We are very concerned about possible action by the Trump Administration and Congress to weaken or repeal the conflict minerals provision (Section 1502) of the Dodd-Frank Act. Press release | March 3, 2017 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Glencore redirected over $75 million in mining payments to scandal-hit friend of Congolese President, Global Witness reveals Between 2013 and 2016 mining giant Glencore paid over $75m to Dan Gertler, a controversial businessman accused of bribing senior officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to advance his mining interests. Press release | Feb. 9, 2017 Forests D.R. Congo US consumers buying millions of dollars-worth of luxury timber linked to Hezbollah financiers, Global Witness reveals Companies dealing with DRC logging giant Cotrefor risk prosecution for breaking sanctions Press release | Feb. 8, 2017 D.R. Congo An executive order suspending the US conflict minerals law would be a ‘gift to warlords and corrupt businesses’, says Global Witness We respond to reports that President Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting the US conflict minerals provision (also known as Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank). Show Previous 10 Show Next 10