Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stop Punishing Tuzla Kvarc
The Center for Responsible Democracy-Luna, a Coalition member, is leading the campaign on behalf of Tuzla Kvarc, a small family-run mining company that has suffered persistent retaliation since uncovering a government bribery scheme in April 2015. Rather than being thanked for their efforts, the company and its director, Smail Velagic,
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COALITION SUCCESSES Albania: Coalition Helps Pass Whistleblower Law The Institute for Democracy and Mediation, a Coalition member, successfully lobbied for the passage of Albania’s first whistleblower protection law. The law provides retaliation protection for government and company employees. The Law on Whistleblowing and the Protection of Whistleblowers passed the Albanian
Hungary: Watchdogging New Whistleblower Protections
With Hungary’s new whistleblower protection law coming into effect on January 1, 2014, attention has turned to monitoring the law and ensuring whistleblowers benefit from the rights they have been promised. K-Monitor (a Coalition member) is aiming to lead the research into the implementation of the Act on Complaints and
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
