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Fact-sheet – Canada extractive transparency law
On December 17th, 2014 the Government of Canada passed into law the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act as part of omnibus legislation Bill C-43. Under this Act, publicly traded and large private oil, gas, and mining companies must publicly disclose payments to governments, not just in Canada, but around the world. Read the the fact […]
Fact Sheet – SEC Rules for Oil and Mineral Payment Disclosure
On August 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve regulations to implement Section 1504, or the Cardin-Lugar Amendment, of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 1504 requires any oil, gas or mining company reporting to the SEC to disclose their country and project-level payments to host governments […]
Communiqué of PWYP Eurasia meeting
On 27-29 April 2015 representatives of civil society from Albania, Azerbaijan, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Ukraine gathered in Kyev, Ukraine for the workshop on Ukrainian and Eurasian civil society in the EITI: Common challenges – joint approaches. Civil society in the region faces similar difficulties in the implementation of EITI, whether that is […]
Azerbaijan’s crackdown on activists at odds with their OGP membership
In September 2014, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) adopted a new policy to deal with concerns raised about civic space in participating countries. Together with CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation, and Article 19 (a human rights organisation focused on freedom of expression and information) PWYP decided to put that policy to the test […]
Azerbaijan Demoted – a historic sanction by the EITI Board
In response to the severe government-led crack down on civic space in Azerbaijan, the international Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), at its 29th meeting in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), decided to remove Azerbaijan’s compliant status. This is an unprecedented move. Not only has no country ever been demoted before, which makes […]
Nigeria’s freedom of information bill – great on paper, less so in practice
On paper the Nigerian Freedom of Information Act 2011 appears simple and straight forward. However, when it comes to application and enforcement there are difficulties in getting the required information, I don’t know if it is the same with other countries that have the Freedom of Information bill. Ensuring transparency and accountability in a system […]
In Lebanon, academics head discussions for how to ensure extractives become a blessing
Amidst all the delays, postponements, optimism and pessimism that have been shrouding the extractive industry’s birth in Lebanon for the past two years, one university, the Rafic Hariri University decided to enter the foray from a comprehensive angle. On April 16th, RHU launched its first Mediterranean Gas and Oil international conference 2015 (MedGO). The conference […]
PWYP Congo B – An opportunity to strengthen the EITI process
Publish What You Pay – Congo welcomes the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Board Meeting taking place in Brazzaville from April 13th to 15th 2015. By giving the Republic of Congo the responsibility of organising this important meeting, the EITI Board Meeting acknowledges the efforts from the government in terms of transparency in the access of […]
Azerbaijan – EITI Board should sanction government for civil society crackdown
280 groups from 35 countries urge the EITI Board to protect free and independent civic participation in the initiative. In a letter submitted today to the international Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), more than 280 civil society groups from 35 countries urged the initiative’s leadership to take “the strongest action possible” in […]
Niger & Areva – missing contracts and presidential planes
Six months ago, the Nigerien government announced it had signed a new contract with AREVA over the country’s uranium production. The contract itself was ten months overdue and the negotiation process had been both difficult and drawn out as the government sought to rebalance their relationship with AREVA and obtain a fair deal for their […]
Rahma Bin Youssef
I work on reversing the resource curse that has changed the province I live in, Gabes, from the paradise oasis it once was to the impoverished area with poor infrastructure it is today. There is also high air and water pollution due to the exploration and extraction activities of several national and international oil companies. […]
Rachel Etter
I’ve grown up in Malawi and I have a deep concern that the way we use our natural resources doesn’t involve or benefit all Malawians. In the mid 2000s, Malawi’s largest mining project was launched amid many voices, those of excitement and those with concerns about the project and about mining in general for the […]