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BRUSSELS – Croatian immunologist Srecko Sladoljev had just finished telling the story of how he was bullied, suspended and blocked by security guards from entering his workplace after raising concerns about a questionable swine-flu vaccine being readied for widespread...
A diverse group of individuals from six different countries were recognised for their "bravery, integrity and commitment to the public interest" in exposing workplace corruption, government wrongdoing and detriments to public safety, often at considerable personal cost. Three major prizes...
This is a story of corruption, whistleblowing, retaliation and broken lives. It is not an easy story to stomach. But it is an essential story. It highlights, all too graphically, what we in the whistleblower protection movement are fighting...
Blueprint recommends 24 fundamental principles that should be included in any whistleblower protection law. These Blueprint Principles for Whistleblower Protection are designed to help ensure that:
The Australian shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen, today called again for a royal commission into the banks, part of which he hopes will look at improving whistleblower protection. Currently, despite the fact that the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)...
Blueprint for Free Speech joined 171 experts, companies, and organisations in more than 35 countries in asking world leaders to support strong encryption and to reject any law, policy, or mandate that would undermine digital security. The letter is...
Too often, we have seen parliaments pass whistleblower laws in haste – whether in response to scandals or disasters that whistleblowers could have prevented, or to comply with the letter (but not the spirit) of anti-corruption treaties. The outcome...
Blueprint for Free Speech is sponsoring this free event, for all those interested in expanding their encryption and personal online security skills.
Public support for Edward Snowden in Germany has been overwhelming from the moment he exposed the US-led mass surveillance program in June 2013. “Vacancy for Snowden” banners have been hung all over Berlin, urging German officials to grant him...
Thanks to the dedication of activists and reform-minded policy-makers, civil society is making real advancements in whistleblower rights. Blueprint for Free Speech congratulates everyone on the winning side of these important legislative victories! New, comprehensive laws to protect whistleblowers...
Rights and protections for whistleblowers have been improved all over the world thanks to international and regional collaboration – particularly among NGOs and activists. To strengthen these joint efforts, Blueprint for Free Speech is co-hosting two important whistleblower events...
In a story that illustrates the risks and unpredictability of being a whistleblower, a government employee in Serbia was imprisoned with the complicity of the very same official whose alleged corruption she reported two years earlier.