Gabon

Depuis sa création en 2002, la coalition « Publiez ce que vous payez » a réussi à mettre sur le devant de la scène la nécessité d’une gestion plus claire des revenus issus des industries minières, pétrolières ou gazière dans les pays en développement. Des avancées ont été réalisées mais sur le terrain, la bataille est loin d‘être gagnée.

In 2009 Marc Ona Essangui was a recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize and voted one of Time Magazine’s Heroes of the Environment 2009:

• PWYP campaigner receives prestigious environmental prize

• Goldman Prize Press Release

• Marc Ona: Time Magazine Hero of the Environment 2009

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A PWYP delegation comprised of Michel Roy (PWYP France – Secours Catholique), Christian Mounzéo (PWYP Congo) and Marie-Ange Kalenga (PWYP Africa Coordinator) travelled to Libreville in Gabon from 26 April to 1 May 2009, following an invitation from the President of the EITI Interest Group, Mr. Patrice Otha. The mission was set up at a meeting between PWYP representatives and the Gabonese delegation at the EITI Global Conference in Doha, Qatar, in February 2009. The purpose of the visit was to facilitate dialogue between PWYP Gabon and the Gabonese government and to encourage peaceful and effective civil society participation in the EITI process, particularly in view of EITI validation.

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On 30 January 2009 PWYP addressed an open letter to the Gabonese authorities concerning the arrest and detention of PWYP Gabon members Marc Ona and Georges Mpaga.

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Le 30 Janvier 2009 PCQVP a écrit une lettre ouverte adressée aux autorités gabonaises au sujet de l’arrestation et la détention des membres de PCQVP Gabon Marc Ona et Georges Mpaga.

Doha: Publish What You Pay (PWYP), the global civil society coalition, said today that the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) needs to redouble its efforts to protect civil society activists and ensure that civil society is an equal partner in efforts to achieve transparency in natural resource revenue management.

Washington, D.C. – In a bipartisan rebuke against corruption, several Members of Congress and leading advocacy organizations condemned the government of Gabon for the arrest and detention of five anti-corruption advocates and demanded that all charges be dropped. The men were arrested on New Year’s Eve, held initially without formal charges, and then released on January 12th. Despite their release, the charges are still pending.

PUBLISH WHAT YOU PAY INTERNATIONAL – GLOBAL WITNESS – REVENUE WATCH INSTITUTE – PUBLIEZ CE QUE VOUS PAYEZ PLATEFORME FRANÇAISE

Publish What You Pay (PWYP), the global civil society movement for transparency in the oil, gas and mining industries, condemns the imprisonment of anti-corruption activists in Gabon and calls for their immediate release and for due process and their human rights to be respected.

PUBLISH WHAT YOU PAY INTERNATIONAL – GLOBAL WITNESS – REVENUE WATCH INSTITUTE – PUBLIEZ CE QUE VOUS PAYEZ PLATEFORME FRANÇAISE

JOINT PRESS RELEASE – Monday 5 January 2009

Publish What You Pay condemns arbitrary arrest of anti-corruption campaigners in Gabon and calls for their release

Publish What You Pay (PWYP), the global civil society movement for transparency in the oil, gas and mining industries, condemns the arbitrary arrest of anti-corruption campaigners in Gabon, including PWYP Gabon Co-ordinator Marc Ona and PWYP Gabon member Georges Mpaga.