Kosovo: Effort to Improve Weak Whistleblower Law

A group of NGOs and activists in Kosovo, including FOL Movement and joined by Blueprint for Free Speech (both Coalition members) is developing proposed amendments to the Law on Protection of Informants. Passed in 2011, the law includes several adequate provisions but has been criticized for its loopholes and poor implementation by government institutions. The law is vague regarding retaliation protection mechanisms, how reports should be made, and where reports should be made if an employee’s superior is involved with wrongdoing.

A 2013 study by FOL Movement found low levels of awareness and enforcement of the law in the public and private sectors, a lack of officials appointed to deal with misconduct, and a fear of reprisals by managers.

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