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.
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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.
The violent erasure of land and environmental defenders | Global …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Global Witness has warned about this trend in the region for many years. Of those murdered in 2023, 43% were Indigenous Peoples and 12% murdered were women. Colombia is the world’s deadliest country for land and environmental defenders, with 79 murdered in 2023 – 40% of all reported cases.
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.
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 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.
Annual report 2022: Rising to the challenge of a world in crisis
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Foreword from Mike Davis, Global Witness CEO. Share. 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.
Last line of defence - Global Witness
WEBIn Mexico, we documented 30 lethal attacks against land and environmental defenders in 2020, a 67% increase from 2019. Logging was linked to almost a third of these attacks, and half of all the attacks in the country were directed against Indigenous communities. Impunity for crimes against defenders remains shockingly high – up to 95% of ...
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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 …
Press Releases - Global Witness
WEBAug 16, 2024 · BP shareholders enriched to the tune of £12 billion during 12-month period of record-breaking heat. As BP reports Q2 profits, Global Witness analysis reveals the firm has paid out £11.7 billion ($14.8 billion) to shareholders since start of the world’s first year-long breach of the key 1.5 degree warming limit in June 2023.
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