Category - global witness

April 4, 2018

Human rights groups urge Liam Fox to stop exports of surveillance equipment to Honduras

Human rights organisations are urging the Secretary of State to stop the export of surveillance equipment to Honduras, given the 'alarming' human rights situation there.
March 30, 2018

Exxon 'complicit in oil sector corruption in Liberia'

Global Witness says it has uncovered US oil giant Exxon’s complicity in oil sector corruption in Liberia.
March 24, 2018

Corruption scandal 'may have cost Brazil eight times more than the £1.4 billion stolen'

As Netflix launches a major new drama based on the 'Car Wash' scandal in Brazil, Global Witness says the cost to the country may be eight times higher than the £1.4 billion stolen.
March 20, 2018

Call for EU action to better regulate palm oil, coffee and beef

Global Witness has welcomed a new study published by the European Commission, and urges it to now commit to taking ambitious action.
March 13, 2018

UK banking authority urged to act over $4.5 billion corruption scandal

Campaigners have urged the Financial Conduct Authority to take action over the role of British banks in handling more than US$2 billion of funds in a major international corruption scandal.
March 10, 2018

New EU sustainable finance initiative 'strong on rhetoric, weak on regulation'

The rhetoric of the European Commission’s new Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth must be matched by robust regulation, says Global Witness.
March 6, 2018

'Golden visas' put EU at risk of corruption, say campaigners

Schemes allow wealthy people to buy the right to reside in the EU, or even become EU citizens.
March 5, 2018

Unprecedented corporate bribery trial begins in Italy

A landmark trial sees senior former Shell executives and CEO of Eni in the dock for billion dollar Nigerian oil scandal.
February 22, 2018

DRC government 'reinstates illegal logging concessions in breach of its own moratorium'

Environmental organisations fear that large-scale logging in DRC's peatland forests are likely to cause massive emissions of greenhouse gases.
February 10, 2018

Crucial EU decision on deforestation 'due in a matter of weeks'

The EU is set to make a decision which NGOs say will have a 'momentous' impact on the world's forests.