GRECO’s Protection of Whistleblowers paper stresses that robust legal safeguards and secure reporting channels are key to exposing corruption and breaking culture of silence in public institutions

The paper highlights that whistleblowers are essential to detecting corruption and misconduct, and reviews how GRECO’s Fifth Evaluation Round has pressed countries to strengthen legal protections, confidential reporting channels and safeguards against retaliation in police and other hierarchical agencies. It also underscores the need for independent oversight, clear internal and external reporting pathways, and practical training and monitoring to ensure whistleblower protections work effectively in practice…