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Rural women lead the defence of communal lands in Latin America
Despite gender discrimination in their own communities, women in Latin America are risking their lives to defend their lands. Beatriz Olivera researches the effects of the extractives and energy industries in Latin America for the Mexican organisation Fundar, a member of RLIE and Publish What You Pay. In her work, she sees again and again […]
Civil Society Organisations withdraw from UK EITI
Several years of positive progress by a UK Government anti-corruption initiative, the UK Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), are at risk
Civil Society Network withdraws from UK Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
The UK EITI Civil Society Network (CSN) regretfully announces its withdrawal from engagement with the UK EITI.
Joint statement from Environmental rights defenders workshop
In response to the rise in the attacks, harassment and killings of human rights defenders and activists defending land, environmental and indigenous rights, CIVICUS and Publish What you Pay released a report on the different restrictions and attacks faced by activists. Based on the findings of the report a workshop was organised in Johannesburg on […]
How Zimbabweans persuaded diamond companies and government to listen
Chiadzwa, Mutare West, Zimbabwe.Credit Robin Hammond / Panos A diamond panner attempts to sell a diamond behind the backs of the military and police who demand all sales go through them. Communities around the diamond fields of eastern Zimbabwe have bolstered their arguments for tax justice by putting data front and centre. In the predawn […]
New ‘report card’ will hold mining companies accountable in Zambia
Publish What You Pay Zambia and Caritas Zambia are working on a tool that could finally give communities a voice. They call it the Corporate Social Responsibility Index, and the idea behind it is simple: Mining companies commit to CSR projects, and the people intended to benefit grade them on their performance.
Publish What You Pay Africa meets for its 6th conference
Over 100 delegates are expected to participate in this year’s Africa Conference of the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) network from the 11th to the 13th of July 2017 in Livingstone, Zambia. At the top of the agenda will be how to make oil, gas and mineral wealth work for communities across the African continent. […]
Azerbaijan: Transparency Group Delays Reinstatement
The Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) - a voluntary initiative promoting government transparency and accountability – decided on June 28, 2017 to extend Azerbaijan’s “inactive” status in the initiative for another year.
10 Things I Learned From Malawi’s First EITI Report
A few days ago, Moore Stephens submitted the final version of Malawi’s first Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report to the Multi-Stakeholder Group. This means I have had a chance to already read through the first report and decided over the next month to share 10 things I learned, 10 recommendations made and 10 questions I […]
Hundreds of mining, oil and gas companies reveal payments to governments for the first time, in Canada and around the world
Ottawa, Canada – June 8th, 2017 Today, Publish What You Pay-Canada welcomes the public disclosure of hundreds of reports detailing payments to governments by Canadian extractive companies. For most companies, this represents the first time these payments have been made public. “With more than 1200 Canadian-listed extractive companies operating in over 100 countries, the disclosure […]
Three years after ‘win-win’ negotiations, Niger still losing out to Areva
In 2014, Niger announced that it had successfully renegotiated uranium extraction contracts with the French multinational group, Areva. While the negotiations were hailed as being a “win-win” for both Areva and the people of Niger, analysis of newly published information from Areva has called into question if indeed the benefits are mutual. Given that it […]