Global Whistleblowers
Here you will find the latest news, stories, and cases involving international whistleblowers.
Ireland’s Department of Health Whistleblower Alleges Lack of Financial Reporting in €514.5m Funding
A whistleblower working for Ireland’s Department of Health alleges that there was a lack of financial reporting with regards to...
UN Special Rapporteur Report Recommends Stronger Whistleblower Protections
A new report by Mary Lawlor, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, calls...
Brussels Blows its Whistle: EU Scolds Countries for Failing to Protect Witnesses
European Union officials have reprimanded 26 of the EU’s 27 countries for failing to meet Brussels’ deadline to enact new...
Landmark Decision in Ukrainian Whistleblower Case; Whistleblower Reinstated and Paid
A Ukrainian whistleblower’s case received a landmark judgment from an appeals court. According to an article from The Solidarity Center,...
Whistleblowers on Their Own: Europe’s New ‘Protection’ Systems Offer Little Comfort
Anti-corruption advocates universally praised the passage of new whistleblower protection rules by the European Union in 2019. Publicly, they used...
Latvia Passes Whistleblower Law in Accordance with EU Whistleblower Directive
On January 20, Latvia passed into national law a whistleblower law, in accordance with the October 2019 European Union whistleblowing...
International Anti-Corruption Academy Offering Panel on Protecting Whistleblowers
On February 17, the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is hosting a virtual panel discussion entitled “Whistleblower Protection in Action: How...
Hard Lessons: Macedonian Education Whistleblower Strikes a Major Victory
Nearly three years after local media declared him an “overnight public hero and role model,” Gjorgji Ilievski finally has obtained...
Jamaica’s Auditor General’s Department Received High Number of Whistleblower Complaints in 2021
Jamaica’s Auditor General’s Department recently published its Annual Report 2021, which breaks down financial transactions and statements of the Jamaican...
Rookie Mistake: Danish Supreme Court Fumbles First-Ever Whistleblower Case
Denmark made history last June when it became Europe’s first country to pass a whistleblower protection law to comply with...
Whistleblower Poll
Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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