The United Nations singled out PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), the second-largest palm oil company in Indonesia, raising specific allegations of systemic human rights and environmental...
By Witness Radio team. As the detrimental effects of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project intensify, hundreds of Ugandan communities are bearing the brunt...
Patience Nabukalu, who has experienced climate-related flooding, joins protestors from around the world to deliver a letter to CEO Georges Elhedery criticising the financing of oil,...
Across the global South, communities that oppose corporate control of their territories face not only corporate violence but also tear gas, batons and state repression. Challenging...
What you need to know: In January, a joint team of soldiers and police evicted more than 400 local people who had been occupying part of...
A new report exposes the exploitation of the climate crisis by the World Bank to advance a global land grab agenda for corporate interests that will...
“Palm oil lobbyists water down Europe’s anti-deforestation law” The European Union made waves when it passed the landmark EUDR “zero deforestation” law in 2023. Unfortunately, multinationals...
By Witness Radio team. Ugandan authorities’ ongoing crackdown on anti-EACOP protest marches is spreading rapidly like wildfires. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project, a...
Ms Elivaida Mugala (C) and her children pose next to the grave of her husband on disputed piece of land in Nawaka village, Ikumbya Sub-county in...
By Witness Radio team. Vivian Nandyose, a bright student, should have been in Senior Five this year. However, her dreams were shattered when her parents, the...