New Reprisal Cases Reveal Weak Rights
Over the past five years, Southeast Europe has led the world in strengthening whistleblower rights. Thanks to the hard work of policy-makers, activists, journalists and
Poland finally warms to whistleblowing by weighing legal rights and protections
With the emergence of two proposed whistleblower laws in rapid succession, a debate on protecting whistleblowers suddenly is simmering in Poland – for the first
Whistleblowers Rewarded, Redeemed: Citizens, students and activists celebrate Free Speech Week in Kosovo
Gjorgji Lazarevski spent 11 months in prison – most of it in solitary confinement – as retribution for exposing the illegal wiretapping of thousands of
Moldovan Whistleblowers on Their Own: “The state will not protect me if I’m in danger”
For as long as 20 years, women at a psychiatric home in the northern Moldovan city of Balti suffered rape and other abuses at the
A Moment of Truth: After Four Years in the EU, Croatia Finally May Protect Whistleblowers
After years of debate and false-starts, Croatia finally has set a goal to pass its first whistleblower protection law by the end of 2018.
Split Decisions: Bosnian Whistleblowers Remain at Risk Despite Legal Advances
On 15 June 2017, the Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthened rights for employees who report crime and corruption.
Justice Delayed – Justice Denied?
Serbia’s First Whistleblower ‘Success’ is Tempered by Weak Faith in a Convoluted System