Global Whistleblowers

On August 29, a Peruvian delegation visiting the United States met with whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn to learn about the role of whistleblowers in the fight against corruption. The delegation was part of the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership...

On August 11, Stephen M. Kohn delivered a highly informative presentation to a group of European anti-corruption advocates at the Meridian House as part of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP initiative has worked for over sixty years to...

An individual claiming to be the whistleblower responsible for the leak of the Panama Papers has filed a breach of contract suit in U.S. court against the country of Germany, alleging that the country did not follow through with the...

The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it is seeking to improve the confidence of whistleblowers in its whistleblower program. The FCA has been highly criticized by whistleblower advocates for its handling of whistleblower cases and its disinterest...

Leading whistleblower attorneys Stephen M. Kohn and David Colapinto of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto recently attended the 1st Annual Whistleblowing Awareness Week in London. From Monday, March 20 through Friday, March 24, Kohn and Colapinto gave keynote addresses, spoke on...

Beginning March 20, WhistleblowersUK is kicking off its 1st Annual Whistleblowing Awareness Week. Hosted jointly by WhistleblowersUK and the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Whistleblowing, this event will span the entire week and bring together leading voices in the...

On February 15, the European Commission referred eight member states to the European Court of Justice for failing to transpose the EU Whistleblower Directive. The EU Directive required European Union (EU) member states to pass whistleblower protection laws in line...

In February 2022, an anonymous whistleblower leaked data from Credit Suisse revealing that the bank opened accounts for and served numerous individuals with criminal ties, including sanctioned businessmen and human rights abusers. A year later, Swiss media is reporting that...

On January 25, an online course for anti-corruption officers developed by the Online Education Studio EdEra and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) was announced. The course was “developed with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in...

Retaliatory prosecution, loyalty oaths and an “intelligence system” comprised of business and political elites continue to severely limit the freedom of people in Switzerland to safely report corruption, a new report finds. “Secrecy laws, the lack of transparency, and the...