Global Whistleblowers
Here you will find the latest news, stories, and cases involving international whistleblowers.
Judge Mark Wolf’s Magnum Opus: The International Anti-Corruption Court
In a lifetime of major achievements, US Federal Judge Mark Wolf is on a mission to top them all. As...
Whistleblowing in Japan: Reforming the ‘Corporate Culture of Conformity’
The cultural acceptance of whistleblowers is a sensitive and even volatile topic that typically is avoided, particularly when discussing the...
Strike Two: France’s ‘Improved’ Whistleblower Law Lacks Meaningful Improvements
France was given a second chance to pass a strong law to protect witnesses in the workplace from retaliation. Though...
Rotten to the Core: Fishing Company Tried to Have Whistleblower Committed
Iceland’s largest fishing company tried to silence a whistleblower who had information about an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme by having...
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...
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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