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 | Sept. 15, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar U.S. urgently needs plan to support reform of Myanmar’s vast, dirty jade trade after Obama announces sanctions lift Efforts must focus on clearing army companies and families out of sector worth up to $31bn in 2014, and supporting local calls for reform and peace Press release | Sept. 14, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar Global Witness response to lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar A major setback for efforts to clean up Myanmar’s notoriously corrupt and abusive business environment. Press release | July 28, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar Myanmar government announces ground-breaking reforms of toxic jade business Major shake up to licensing of multi-billion dollar jade and gems business follows our 2015 investigation Press release | May 11, 2016 Land Myanmar Myanmar’s efforts to tackle land grabbing crisis must address the role of the military in perpetuating theft and violence Myanmar’s decision to ramp up efforts to tackle land grabbing is a positive step, but must address the role of the military in the country’s land crisis, which is at the heart of one of the longest civil wars in modern history Press release | Oct. 23, 2015 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar As Myanmar approaches historic election, new report reveals secret jade trade is worth up to US$31 billion Myanmar’s vast jade trade is being secretly controlled by networks of military elites, drug lords and crony companies associated with the darkest days of junta rule, an explosive 12-month investigation by Global Witness reveals today. Press release | July 1, 2015 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar Coca-Cola caught out by Myanmar link to notorious military company The Coca-Cola Company’s partner in Myanmar part-owns a mining firm linked to infamous army company Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (MEHL), research by Global Witness has revealed. | Oct. 9, 2014 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar Myanmar takes global lead on company ownership transparency To read this press release in Myanmar language, click here Read the report | Sept. 24, 2014 Diamonds Responsible Minerals Uganda D.R. Congo Myanmar D.R. Congo Cote d'Ivoire European companies able to reap rewards from deadly conflict mineral trade [French version available here] The European Union is failing to stifle a deadly trade in conflict minerals, a coalition of rights groups including Global Witness and Amnesty International warned today, weeks before new legislation will be discussed in Parliament. | June 25, 2014 Corruption & Money Laundering Myanmar Real winners of Myanmar’s oil and gas blocks remain hidden First survey of company ownership in Myanmar reveals widespread secrecy in oil and gas sector | Oct. 21, 2009 Forests Myanmar Dramatic decrease in illegal timber trade between Burma and China but smuggling continues The illegal cross-border timber trade between Burma and China has decreased significantly since 2005. However, ‘snake business' is widespread and the authorities in China should do more to clamp down, according to a new detailed review by the campaign group Global Witness. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10