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Despite the fact that whistleblowing is essential for protecting the public interest and for maintaining accountability and integrity in both the public and private sectors, whistle-blowers who speak up do so at high personal risk, and often suffer great professional and personal costs.
Change of Direction
01.09.2016 - 13:34
WB goes from being “one of the most effective” instruments
against crime to being “essential” – this is overstretched (see also
017, in the proposal)]
In addition, whistleblowers not only suffer great professional and personal costs, but also the possibility of civil or criminal prosecution under treason and defamation laws, for instance.
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