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 | Dec. 11, 2018 Responsible Minerals Myanmar Myanmar must end crackdown on Kachin civil society, warns Global Witness The Myanmar authorities must end its assault on peaceful protestors and immediately release three Kachin peace activists jailed for defaming the military last week and drop charges against another three charged with peacefully protesting the court conviction. Press release | Sept. 3, 2018 Myanmar Global Witness condemns sentencing of two Myanmar journalists The decision of a Myanmar court to sentence two Reuters’ journalists to seven years in prison for violating the Official Secrets Act represents a pre-determined outcome to a sham trial, that is having a chilling impact on civil society and press freedom in the country Press release | May 17, 2018 Myanmar U.S. congressional committee passes legislation targeting Myanmar military US congress targets Myanmar military and calls for transparency in the gemstone sector - a sector that enriches military officials and fuels violence. Press release | Oct. 23, 2017 Land China Myanmar Cambodia Chinese industry takes bold step to tackle land grabs with launch of new rubber guidelines Guidelines launched at an intergovernmental conference in Ho Chi Minh City are the most progressive yet in addressing the social and environmental risks for companies associated with large-scale rubber plantations around the world. Press release | Sept. 16, 2017 Myanmar Release two Myanmar journalists held in Bangladesh, says Global Witness Two Myanmar journalists arrested in Bangladesh while reporting on the escalating Rohingya refugee crisis should immediately be released and charges against them dropped, watchdog Global Witness urged today. Press release | July 28, 2017 Land Myanmar Myanmar government backtracking on land law threatens to worsen land conflicts The Myanmar government must set out a clear vision for land reform before introducing or enacting new laws Press release | July 17, 2017 Land Cambodia Myanmar Statement by Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness and Share Action on the interim recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) We urge the European Commission (EC) to build upon those recommendations, but also call upon the Expert Group to be bolder and more courageous in the final recommendations to be issued at the end of this year. 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 Press release | May 8, 2017 Responsible Minerals Myanmar Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s promise of peace in Myanmar under scrutiny as she receives Freedom of London award As Myanmar’s de-facto leader and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi receives the Freedom of the City of London, Global Witness is calling for her and her international partners to directly tackle the way in which predatory natural resource extraction is fuelling Myanmar’s worsening armed conflicts. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10