The Latest Breaking News from Global Witness

World’s central banks financing destruction of the rainforest

Corporate bonds intended to inject liquidity into markets profited companies engaged in deforestation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

TotalEnergies accused of supplying fuel to Russian warplanes in Ukraine

The French Transport Minister has called for an investigation into whether French oil giant TotalEnergies was involved in supplying jet fuel to the Russian military through a local joint venture.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 25, 2022

Facebook accused of spreading disinformation in Brazil elections

Global Witness said Facebook had approved adverts which promoted the wrong election date and false voting methods

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2022

Banks and UK supermarkets accused of backing deforestation in Brazil

By funding and stocking products from Brazilian meat giant JBS, firms have also supported land-grabbing, investigation claims

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

The Guardian view on Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: justice for them, safety for others

Editorial: The deaths of the reporter and the Indigenous expert in Brazil come amid growing violence against environmental defenders and journalists

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022

Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads

Facebook has failed another test of its ability to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit group Global Witness

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

European shipping firms ‘making a mockery’ of Russia sanctions as oil cargoes double

Exclusive: Campaigners say EU-based shipping firms have made a ‘mockery’ of plans to sanction Russia

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2022

More than 200 oil tankers have left Russian ports since Ukraine invasion began

Exclusive: Human rights NGO accuses companies of ‘hiding behind vague statements and weak excuses’

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

'Kill more': Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya

A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority in advertisements submitted to run on its platform

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022