Whistleblowers play an important though often risky role in exposing corruption. They need better protection from retaliation and greater recognition for their achievements.
Corruption by its nature is secret and to expose it often requires ordinary people who witness wrongdoing to speak out about it. This can endanger lives and livelihoods, which is why strong whistleblower protection laws are indispensable. If no one is going to protect you for doing the right thing, why expose yourself to being fired, defamed, blacklisted, attacked or even killed?
See full Article: http://www.transparency.org/news/feature/strengthening_whistleblower_protection_an_international_imperative
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