In January, the World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled a bust of Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis at WHO headquarters in Geneva. The bust was a gift of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Szeged and Semmelweis University Switzerland.
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Gaps confirmed in protections for national security whistleblowers
Washington, D.C. — According to a new report, workers in national security positions remain vulnerable to reprisal under current federal laws. The PEN America report, Secret Sources: Whistleblowers, National Security, and Free Expression, refutes allegations by current and former government…
Whistleblower film wins Best Documentary Oscar
At the 2015 Academy Awards ceremony, the Oscar for “Best Documentary” went to “Citizenfour,” Laura Poitras’ dramatic portrayal Edward Snowden’s disclosure of massive surveillance by the National Security Agency. Receiving the award were director Poitras, producer Dirk Wilutzky and editor Mathilde Bonnefoy.…
Amicus brief filed with SCOTUS in DHS v. MacLean
Washington, D.C. At the National Press Club, on September 11, attorney David B. Nolan, Sr., introduced an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of whistleblower Robert MacLean, a former TSA air marshal.
Hearing examines health of federal whistleblowing, finds alarming changes
At a hearing on Capitol Hill last Tuesday, witnesses delivered a combination of good news and dire predictions in testimonies on the state of whistleblowing in the federal government. The hearing, “Examining the Administration’s Treatment of Whistleblowers,” was held September…
Fundraiser for CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou
National security experts appeal for return to Constitutional government
SXSW tech crowd applauds whistleblower Snowden
Except for minor technical problems, the livestream appearance of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden went off as planned at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin. Speaking from Russia via video link (Google Hangouts), Snowden participated in a discussion panel with ACLU…