Access to information in international organizations 2017, para. 49
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- Whistle-blower protections remain an issue of the highest importance, something the Secretary-General acknowledged when, in one of his first steps, he promulgated a revised policy on the protection against retaliation for reporting misconduct and for cooperating with duly authorized audits or investigations (ST/SGB/2017/2). The policy aims to strengthen the protections of whistle-blowers, including by enhancing protection for individuals who report misconduct to external actors under specified conditions. I do not intend here to provide a detailed evaluation of the new policy but rather to emphasize the following considerations to ensure that the policy, over the long term, effectively promotes and protects whistle-blowers.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph focus
- Key elements of an access-to-information policy
- Paragraph number
- 49
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