Global Whistleblowers

Seven whistleblowers from Africa were honored with the 2024 Blueprint for Free Speech Whistleblower Prize. This year’s winners include Ravo Ramasomanana, Mbusco Ngcobo, Vivian Muoneke, Edbuna Olakunle Obidike, Dorothy Mmushi, Sarika Lakraj-Naidoo, and Sarah Kityo. These seven individuals blew the...

Blueprint for Free Speech announced the 2024 winners of their Whistleblowing Prize on December 5. The North American winners included all seven of the publicly known Boeing whistleblowers: John Barnett, Sam Salehpour, Roy Irvin, Sam Mohawk, Cynthia Kitchens, and two Spirit...

Blueprint for Free Speech, an international nonprofit that promotes freedom of expression, announced their 7th Blueprint Whistleblowing Prizes on December 5, honoring whistleblowers from six countries across three continents.   The Blueprint Whistleblowing Prize strives to increase public awareness of the...

Nick Ephgrave, the Director of the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is continuing to call for the implementation of a whistleblower award program in the UK. In recent days, Ephgrave has made a number of comments about the need...

In a major breakthrough, the UK think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) released a report calling for a whistleblower award program in the UK. While the United States has implemented a number of highly successful whistleblower award programs...

On December 9, the United Nations’ (UN) observes International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD). This year, the theme of the campaign is “Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity”, which focuses on the role of young people as advocates against corruption...

In the United States, monetary whistleblower awards have proven to be an effective tool in fighting corruption and rooting out fraud. This year, Ukraine has started paying out whistleblowers awards as it seeks to increase its anti-corruption efforts during its...

On October 23, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) awarded $150,000 to an international whistleblower who disclosed information about significant issues at an early-stage firm, leading to a successful enforcement action by the OSC. According to the OSC, the whistleblower was...

Samherji, Iceland's largest fishing company, is suing Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, an Icelandic art student known as Odee. The lawsuit concerns a spoof of the company's website created by the artist. The fake webpage featured the heading We're Sorry, with a...

A U.S. whistleblower attorney is in Geneva, Switzerland to address the United Nations Human Rights Council, highlighting the essential role of whistleblowers in defending human rights and fighting corruption worldwide and stressing the importance of stronger legal frameworks. On September...