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If you whistleblow on me…I will bite your ears off!

12 November 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Whistleblowing, Young people

Our Palestinian chapter have prepared children’s stories about corruption as part of a national educational campaign. They provide a nice example of that human tradition of using stories to pass lessons between generations. In one story, “the integrity of the fox”, a fox starts an agricultural project in cooperation with a rabbit. But the fox […]

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The Good Tattler: Lessons in Whistleblowing – from the Lunchroom to the Boardroom

2 October 2012 in People power, Politics and government, Whistleblowing

The Financial Times recently reported on the travails of eight British whistleblowers who exposed wrongdoing through clandestine photocopying operations and other desperate measures. This is a global problem. Whistleblowers are still seen as “snitches,” “traitors” and “informants”, particularly in former Communist countries, according to our 2009 report on whistleblowing laws in Europe. These negative attitudes […]

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