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D.R. CongoExecutive order suspending US conflict minerals law would be a ‘gift to warlords and corrupt businesses’
We respond to reports that President Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting the US conflict minerals provision (also known as Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank).
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DiamondsWho really owns Zimbabwe’s diamonds? The answer may surprise you (or not).
Our work is based on the belief that the Zimbabwean public deserve a fair share of their country’s natural resource wealth, but we have found little evidence that diamonds have benefitted ordinary people.
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Oil, Gas & MiningNowhere to hide: prosecutors turn up the heat on oil execs at heart of corruption scandal
The latest developments in a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal show how the net is closing in on oil bosses who allow shady deals to happen on their watch – and how vital global transparency rules that make such deals much harder must be upheld.
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Environmental ActivistsHonduras: the deadliest country in the world for environmental activism
More than 120 people have been killed in Honduras since 2010 for standing up to companies that grab land and trash the environment
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Blog Post / Feb. 20, 2017
The UK’s tax havens: Top 10 corruption cases involving anonymous companies
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Press Release / Feb. 16, 2017
A new partnership to end the devastating illegal trade in blood timber
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Report / Feb. 14, 2017
Liberia: Holding the Line
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Blog Post / Feb. 13, 2017
Nowhere to hide: prosecutors turn up the heat on oil execs at heart of corruption scandal
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Blog Post / Feb. 10, 2017
Who really owns Zimbabwe’s diamonds? The answer may surprise you (or not).
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Report / Feb. 9, 2017
Cotrefor: US consumers at risk of funding Hezbollah
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Press Release / Feb. 9, 2017
Nobody above the law: Italian prosecutors request trial of Shell and Eni over OPL245
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Press Release / Feb. 9, 2017
US consumers buying millions of dollars-worth of luxury timber linked to Hezbollah financiers, Global Witness reveals
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Press Release / Feb. 7, 2017
Respuesta de Global Witness ante campaña de desprestigio
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Press Release / Feb. 3, 2017
U.S. Congress votes for corruption by overturning historic transparency law in gift to big oil