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Today’s devastating landslide in northern Myanmar is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to curb reckless and irresponsible mining practices
Today’s MEITI report marks another important step for transparency and anti-corruption efforts in Myanmar, but challenges remain
We welcome news of targeted sanctions against Hun Sen’s cronies in Cambodia and leaders of the armed forces in Myanmar – and that Magnitsky-type sanctions could be coming to the EU.
The Burma Act as an important step for the US to live up to its commitments to human rights and accountability abroad.
How the international community can support accountability and an inclusive democratic transition in Myanmar through targeted economic sanctions against senior members of Myanmar’s military and military-owned companies
Global Witness welcomes new report that exposes in detail the economic networks providing financial support to the Myanmar military, and calls for targeted economic sanctions on all military-owned companies
Global Witness welcomes the release of Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for reporting on abuses committed by security forces against Rohingya villagers.
Erik Prince's private security firm, backed by China’s state-owned Citic Group, is setting up shop in Myanmar, with local partners linked to the country's corrupt multi-billion dollar jade trade.
We could be seeing a new global poster boy for the widespread deforestation crippling the environment: rubber.
The Global Platform on Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) was launched today at the World Rubber Summit in Singapore.
Myanmar Reuters journalists appeal
The law may do little to reform the notoriously corrupt, conflict-tainted, multi-billion dollar jade sector while allowing companies involved in illegal activities and human rights and environmental harms to secure access to the valuable mineral.
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.
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
As Myanmar wraps up its latest round of national peace talks in Naypyidaw, China has once again played an instrumental role behind the scenes.
US congress targets Myanmar military and calls for transparency in the gemstone sector - a sector that enriches military officials and fuels violence.
Rubber plantation, Shan state, Myanmar
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.
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.
The Myanmar government must set out a clear vision for land reform before introducing or enacting new laws
