Category - global witness

October 17, 2017

Shell executives charged with alleged role in vast Nigerian bribery scheme

Senior Royal Dutch Shell executives have been charged in Italy for their alleged role in a vast bribery scheme that deprived the Nigerian people of over a billion dollars.
October 2, 2017

UK government 'fails credibility test in anti-corruption fight'

Prominent NGOs including Christian Aid and Oxfam UK have walked out of a landmark scheme to ensure transparency in the extractive sector, saying a UK government decision has gone against its founding principles.
September 18, 2017

Two Myanmar journalists detained in Bangladesh

Two Myanmar photojournalists, Minzayar Oo and Hkun Lat have been arrested in Bangladesh while reporting on the escalating Rohingya refugee crisis.
September 14, 2017

Zimbabwe's diamond wealth 'exploited by military and political elite'

A new report from Global Witness says Zimbabwe's diamond wealth has been controlled and exploited by a powerful military and political elite.
June 18, 2014

G8 yet to live up to its promises on tax and transparency, says Christian Aid

G8 countries have yet to live up to the important commitments they made on tax and transparency at their Northern Ireland summit a year ago, says Christian Aid.
October 26, 2011

Europe’s oil, gas and mining transparency plan 'could help millions'

A vital step has been taken say campaigners, toward requiring companies to disclose payments made for projects around the world
February 7, 2011

Government criticised for lack of action on bribery

Major aid agencies are challenging the coalition government over its failure to implement the landmark Bribery Act for the second time.
September 24, 2010

UN Sudan summit must aid oil sharing talks to prevent conflict

At the UN Sudan summit, President Obama and world leaders must address oil disputes that threaten civil war in Africa’s biggest country, Global Witness says.
March 5, 2010

Cambodia’s donors 'should condemn business sponsorship of military'

Aid donors to Cambodia should send a strong message to the government that they will not countenance the bankrolling of Cambodia’s military by private businesses, say campaigners
October 5, 2009

IMF risks condoning corruption with new loan to Angola

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not go ahead with plans for a multi-million dollar loan to Angola, whose oil-rich government is highly corrupt, without stringent conditions says Global Witness.