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Report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia submitted pursuant to resolution 1689 (2006), December 15, 2006
2006 / 12 / 16
Heavy Mittal? A State within a State: The inequitable Mineral Development Agreement between the Government of Liberia and Mittal Steel Holdings NV
2006 / 10

This Global Witness report highlights the unbalanced nature of the MDA between Mittal Steel and the Government of Liberia. It is also a case study of a well-established pattern of behaviour by transnational corporations (TNCs) around the world: to maximise profit by taking advantage of a regulatory void, which allows TNCs to structure their trade and investment policies through capital flight and aggressive tax avoidance or tax reduction strategies.
Report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia submitted pursuant to resolution 1647 (2005), June 7, 2006
2006 / 6 / 7
Cautiously Optimistic: Th e Case for Maintaining Sanctions in Liberia
2006 / 6

Ths Global Witness 2006 briefing paper recommended that United Nations sanctions on timber and diamonds should not be lifted before Liberia meets the criteria set out in UNSC Resolution 1521 (2003). Failure to enforce these benchmarks would undermine sanctions regimes in general, and in Liberia’s case prematurely expose the natural resource sector to abuse before the government has had a chance to fully control it.

Taylor Made: The Pivotal Role of Liberia’s Forests and Flag of Convenience in Regional Conflict
2001 / 9

This report by Global Witness and International Transport Workers Federation documents the important role played by the Liberian timber industry and shipping register in fuelling regional insecurity. The timber industry was used, by the Liberian government, to traffic arms while also being Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front’s (RUF) main source of income. Revenues derived from the timber industry and shipping register also funded President Charles Taylor’s notorious security forces, implicated in numerou human rights abuses.

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