Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
US banks top the list of creditors for meatpackers tied to deforestation of 75,000 hectares in Paraguay's Gran Chaco in the last three years Double your impact to protect people and …
Global Witness annual reports
Today our mission of protecting the planet’s vital resources remains as critical as ever, but our ambition has grown. Find out about our impacts from the past 12 months, how our work is …
About us - Global Witness
We alert the world to ‘blood diamonds’ fuelling civil war in Angola and across Africa, thrusting the practices of the global diamond industry into the spotlight. The campaign leads to the …
What happened on TikTok around the Romanian elections?
2 days ago · With news that TikTok may have been exploited to influence the Romanian presidential elections, we tested what election content its algorithm recommends After the …
Annual report 2022: Rising to the challenge of a world in crisis
Oct 6, 2023 · Energy crises. As the summer was closing, energy prices leaping and inflation ballooning, it dawned on us that the world’s biggest polluters – oil and gas firms cooking the …
Annual Report 2019: Protecting People and Planet - Global …
$44 billion - the amount which 300+ banks and investors including household names pumped into six of the world’s most harmful agribusinesses, linked to devastating rainforest destruction.. …
Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel | Global Witness
24 October 2024 – We, the undersigned organisations, appeal to all UN member states to secure an immediate ceasefire across Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and the region, and to end the impunity …
The violent erasure of land and environmental defenders | Global …
Sep 10, 2024 · Nonhle Mbuthuma successfully stopped destructive seismic testing for oil and gas off the Wild Coast of South Africa. Despite ongoing threats to her safety, she remains …
More than 2,100 land and environmental defenders killed globally ...
Tuesday 10 September 2024, London – At least 196 land and environmental defenders were killed last year for trying to protect their homes, community or the planet, according to a new …
25 years of creating change | Global Witness
1994: GLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDED. Sourcing their first computer out of the trash, and relying on friends and family to pay for their international calls, our founders are the first to identify the …