Global Whistleblowers
Here you will find the latest news, stories, and cases involving international whistleblowers.
Engaging African Youth in Anti-Corruption Efforts
NWC Intern Karina Coltun Schneider, right, poses for a picture with African Union Ambassador Chihombori-Quao, center, and a fellow civil society organization delegate, left. Youth worldwide are speaking out against corruption. At the 2018 World Bank Group and IMF Civil...
Delegation from South Asian Countries Visits the National Whistleblower Center
The international visitors delegation take a picture with presenters Michael Kohn, President of NWC, and Maya Efrati, an NWC legal fellow. A delegation from countries including India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, visited the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) today...
U.S. NGO Calls Upon GRECO to Intervene in Libel Lawsuit Filed Against Whistleblower Valery Atanasov
National Whistleblower Center states that Malta Gaming Authority lawsuit is an attack on freedom of speech and expression WASHINGTON, D.C. | MARCH 8, 2018—The National Whistleblower Center (NWC), in cooperation with the European Center for Whistleblower Rights, has written a...
Delegation from Armenia Visits the National Whistleblower Center
Yesterday, a delegation from the Republic of Armenia visited the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) for a presentation about best practices to fight corruption and the implementation of whistleblower laws. The visit was facilitated by the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP),...
Bipartisan Bill Uses Whistleblower Incentives to Battle Foreign Corruption
On Tuesday, a bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressmen Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and Keith Rothfus (R-PA), that would help U.S. authorities combat terrorist financing and foreign government corruption. The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act (H.R. 5101), would establish a rewards program...
Malta, We Have a Problem
National Whistleblower Center Executive Director Stephen M. Kohn, in cooperation with the European Center for Whistleblower Rights, has called upon Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) to protect whistleblower Valery Atanasov. A former...
U.S. NGO Calls Upon GRECO to Monitor Malta’s Implementation of Whistleblower Law in Valery Atanasov Case
National Whistleblower Center warns that Malta Gaming Authority lawsuit threatens rule of law WASHINGTON, D.C. | FEBRUARY 28, 2018—The National Whistleblower Center (NWC), in cooperation with the European Center for Whistleblower Rights, requested the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO),...
To Honor Esmond Martin, U.S. Agencies Must Implement Wildlife Whistleblower Programs
Esmond Martin, after decades of working undercover investigating the illegal wildlife trade, was found stabbed to death in his Nairobi home earlier this week. Martin was an extraordinarily intelligent man. An American geographer from New York, Martin published books and...
Swiss Bank Program Sees Final Resolutions
On December 29, 2016, the Justice Department announced that it had reached the final resolutions under the Swiss Bank Program. The Swiss Bank Program was put in place after a massive tax evasion scheme at Swiss bank UBS was exposed...
Serbian Press Lauds Whistleblower Advocacy
Serbian news media recently published an interview with NWC’s Executive Director Stephen Kohn. This fall, Kohn participated in the “For Every Truth There Is a Source: Protecting Whistleblowers and Journalistic Sources” conference in Belgrade. The international conference, hosted by the...
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