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27 Jun 2016

Author:
Gillian Caldwell, Global Witness

Global Witness reaction to UK decision to leave the EU

Responding to the UK vote to leave the European Union, Global Witness CEO Gillian Caldwell said:

"The UK’s decision to leave the EU risks profoundly weakening UK efforts core to our mission at Global Witness: to protect human rights and tackle corruption, environmental destruction and climate change. So much of the progress we have made…has relied on the power of collective action within the European Union…The Brexit vote is also part…of deeply worrying trends…around the world towards a more xenophobic, inward-looking, and fear-based mentality…Global Witness will continue to fight for that change…[W]e will demand that the UK continues to enforce existing EU laws to preserve the…progress we’ve made on key issues such as climate change, transparency in oil and mining, and preventing the trade of conflict minerals and illegal logging. And we will insist that the EU – and the UK – continue to show leadership in the global fight against corruption, injustice and inequality…"

[Originally published 24 Jun 2016]

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