Investigations and advocacy for climate justice & civic freedoms
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Change the system. Help us to carry out more hard-hitting investigations and to shine a light on abuses of power destroying the climate and eroding civic freedoms. The closure of Meta’s transparency tool CrowdTangle is the latest move by social media companies to restrict access to data for researchers, journalists and policymakers.
About us - Global Witness
WEBWe 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 establishment of the precedent-setting Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme and to Global Witness being co-nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
Road to COP30 | Global Witness
WEB1 day ago · Our work in the lead up to COP30 will build on Global Witness’s experience over three decades at the intersection of environmental and human rights abuses, working to advocate for government and corporate accountability in accelerating a just energy transition. Uphold democracy and, human rights and …
Global Witness reports 227 land and environmental activists …
WEBMonday 13 September, 2021 – A report released today reveals that 227 land and environmental activists were murdered in 2020 for defending their land and the planet. That constitutes the highest number ever recorded for a second consecutive year. As the climate crisis deepens, forest fires rampage across swathes of the planet, drought destroys farmland, and floods leave thousands dead, the ...
Annual report 2022: Rising to the challenge of a world in crisis
WEBOct 6, 2023 · 2022 began amidst a global pandemic and swiftly brought a brutal new war that made it harder for people all over the world to pay for their energy and their food. It saw threats to democracy and civic freedoms on all continents; in many cases amplified by the insidious power of social media. The planetary reckoning of climate breakdown brought ...
Blog | Global Witness | Global Witness
WEBJul 18, 2024 · When Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak went head-to-head in the UK's first General Election debate, clashes online showed climate misinformation is still rife. Page 1 of 69. The latest comment and updates from the Global Witness team on world issues including human rights and environmental abuses, the …
Annual report 2021: our case for change | Global Witness
WEBAug 17, 2022 · Resource Library. Resource Global Witness annual report 2021 Download resource. 2021 saw a redoubling of our efforts to work better in partnership with organisations, campaigning groups and activists from across the climate movement, but particularly across the Global South and most affected regions.
Global Witness annual reports
WEBGlobal Witness has always been bold and innovative in the way we work. This year’s annual report showcases some of the techniques our campaigners have used to find the facts, expose the story and change the system. Find out how we achieved systemic change last year and in previous years - by downloading or viewing our annual reviews online.
25 years of creating change | Global Witness
WEB1995-97: GLOBAL WITNESS CAMPAIGNING CUTS OFF FUNDING TO THE GENOCIDAL KHMER ROUGE. Global Witness’s first campaign exposes how the illegal timber trade between Cambodia and Thailand is funding the genocidal Khmer Rouge rebels. The exposure and advocacy leads to the closure of the border, depriving the Khmer Rouge of $90 million a year, and ...
Defending Tomorrow - Global Witness
WEBJul 29, 2020 · The relentless vilification of defenders by the government and widespread impunity for their attackers may well be driving the increase. Over two-thirds of killings took place in Latin America, which has consistently ranked the worst-affected region since Global Witness began to publish data in 2012. In …
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