Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression to the UN General Assembly addressing the protection of whistleblowers and sources (2015).
This report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye, addresses the protection of sources of information and whistle-blowers. It reviews national and international law, practice and norms, highlighting the central importance of whistleblowers disclosing information to the public to give right to that information and public participation in political affairs.
It makes several highly persuasive recommendations including the adoption and revision of national legal frameworks protecting whistleblowers and the establishment of personal liability for those who retaliate against sources and whistleblowers. Essential reading for any advocate looking to leverage human rights to advance whistleblowing protections.
It is available in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), French, Russian and Spanish
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