Prosecutors Investigate Bribery and Abuse in Bosnia’s Maternity Wards

Officials act on evidence of corruption and ‘slaughterhouse’ conditions in hospitals, discovered by Udruženje Baby Steps Responding to evidence of widespread bribery and abuse in maternity wards, prosecutors in Zenica Doboj Canton are investigating the mistreatment of mothers and pregnant woman in hospitals, Whistleblowing International and the European Center for

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Whistleblower Protection in Southeast Europe – Moving to the Next Step (Report)

“During the last decade whistleblowing has increasingly been mainstreamed in the South-eastern European countries. Presently these countries have adopted the whistleblower legislation and have embarked on the process of reviewing their legal frameworks to align them with the EU Whistleblower Directive. This report is an assessment of whistleblower protection in

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EU Whistleblowing Directive and amendments to domestic legislation

This article first appeared in en.scoop.mk June 18, 2021 by Goran Lefkov In 2019 the European Union adopted a new directive on whistleblowing and whistleblowers’ protection. That directive prescribes special conditions for whistleblowers’ protection in various areas of daily life. An interesting point in this session was that more than

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International Whistleblower Day 2022

This article first appeared in en.scoop.mk June 18, 2021 by Goran Lefkov Center for Investigative Journalism SCOOP Macedonia and the Youth Educational Forum jointly organized the Whistleblower Day on May 12 and 13 this year. The first day a conference was held on whistleblowing and challenges for the future, while

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Whistleblowing – a new step in the Macedonian struggle for a better future

This article first appeared in en.scoop.mk June 16, 2021 by Goran Lefkov Whistleblowing as a phenomenon gives a strong impetus to the fight against corruption and contributes to better democratic governance. There were forms of whistleblowing in our country in the past as well. The difference between then and now

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Whistleblower Emir Mešić: ITA BiH Director Miro Džakula has special methods to cover up his crime

This article first appeared in interview.ba January 22, 2022 Since October last year, whistleblower Emir Mešić has been suspended. He allegedly leaked information from the ITA to the media. Although this has not been proven, Mešić has suffered arbitrariness and retaliation from ITA Director Miro Džakula for the umpteenth time

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