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Transparency International strengthens focus on whistleblowing

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Transparency International, Trip reports
Rating: 
5

David Hutton – June 14, 2012

Berlin, Germany—On 24 May, twenty-seven delegates from fifteen countries took part in an experts roundtable to finalize the content of Transparency International's Recommended principles for whistleblower legislation – a guidance document for lawmakers.

It was fitting that this Transparency International Whistleblowing Experts Roundtable took place in eastern Berlin, not far from where the wall dividing East from West finally started to come down – signalling one of the most sweeping (and unexpected) political changes of our time. This meeting was also about creating change: providing legislators around the world with an important tool to help push back the tide of corruption.

Raw courage on display at the Ridenhour

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USA, Honours, Trip reports
Rating: 
4

David Hutton – April 30, 2012

The National Press Club auditorium in Washington D.C. was packed to the rafters – with the crowd overflowing into the upstairs galleries – by a who’s who of people who have fought in various ways to defend the truth and the public interest.

I saw whistleblowers, civil society activists and lawyers, journalists, authors and film-makers, even government officials such as Carolyn Lerner, head of the OSC, who is charged with protecting US government whistleblowers.

International whistleblowing conference brings together the best brains

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FAIR, Conferences, Research, UK, Trip reports
Rating: 
5

David Hutton – July 29, 2011

Founded in 2009, the International Whistleblowing Research Network (IWRN) hosts periodic conferences that provide a unique opportunity for researchers in this field to meet, compare notes and learn from colleagues around the world.

The network’s third conference was held in June at Middlesex University in North London, hosted by Professor David Lewis. Thanks to the generosity of FAIR’s supporters and the conference organizers I was able to attend this year, to bring a Canadian perspective, to build invaluable contacts with colleagues abroad, and above all to learn.

Transparency International Toronto conference hums with energy

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Transparency International, Conferences, Trip reports
Rating: 
4
Transparency International Toronto Conference

David Hutton – May 16, 2011

Transparency International Canada hosted a lively and information-packed anti- corruption conference last week in Toronto.

As we expect from TI-Canada, this conference featured a high calibre of presenters, the agenda covered a broad range of anti-corruption topics, and it drew an eclectic mix of participants. Those present included corporate managers and compliance officers, senior bureaucrats and ombudsmen, academics, lawyers, police investigators and forensic auditors, civil society leaders and of course whistleblowers.

Whistleblower Protection Goes Global

Topics: 
International, Transparency International, Council of Europe, Trip reports
Rating: 
3.6
Transparency International Roundtable, Prague

Prague Roundtable is a landmark in the evolution of the anti-corruption and human rights movements

David Hutton – July 15, 2009

Transparency International Roundtable, Prague
Transparency International
Roundtable, Prague

Prague, Czech Republic — Last week an international array of whistleblowing and anti-corruption experts gathered in Prague for an event that signals a new stage in the evolution of the anti-corruption movement. More than 30 delegates from 17 countries took part in an intensive 2-day roundtable organized by Transparency International (TI).

The goal was to refine the content of a new TI publication which is intended to guide national legislators as they draft whistleblower protection laws for their countries.

Washington whistleblower conference holds lessons for Canada

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GAP, USA, International, Conferences, Research, Trip reports
Rating: 
3
David Hutton and Coleen Rowley

Stronger whistleblower protection laws and national security dominate agenda

David Hutton – July 4, 2008

An impressive array of NGO leaders, civil rights lawyers and whistleblowers gathered in Washington, D.C. last week to review the current state of the nation and to share their plans for change.

The conference was organized by the Government Accountability Project (GAP), the leading U.S. whistleblower organization, and hosted by the American University Washington College of Law. More than 20 speakers took part, including former FBI employee Coleen Rowley, one of three whistleblowers featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 2002 as its Persons of the Year.

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