An unprecedented leak of secret documents has revealed the massive use of French-made weapons in the ongoing civil war in Yemen.
Disclose has been given access to classified French official documents, which come under the term “Confidentiel Défense”, the first level of classified “Secret défense” documents in France relating to officially protected information on military matters. The documents, contained in a 15-page report authored by officers from France’s military intelligence agency, the DRM, are dated September 25th 2018.
Following several months of investigation, Disclose reports on how these weapons have been used against the civilian population.
Decathlon’s top two footwear manufacturers source leather that may have come from illegally deforested areas in Brazil. Disclose and Follow the Money have traced back the production chain of the famous Quechua hiking shoes after seeing confidential documents.
In disregard of their ecological commitment, banking groups Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and BPCE have been investing very discreetly in fossil fuel multinationals accused of polluting the Amazon Basin, an investigation by Disclose, with France 24, RFI and the Pulitzer center can reveal. The French banks make more than €45 million from these investments each year.
