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VIDEO: U.N. Report Calls on Governments to Protect Whistleblowers, Not Prosecute Them
Saturday, October 24, 2015 10:08
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In a dramatic new report, the U.N. envoy charged with protecting free speech around the globe has declared that confidential sources and whistleblowers are a fundamental element of a healthy democracy. Here, Edward Snowden describes how “a whistleblower almost has to become comfortable with the idea of becoming a martyr, because the probability of retaliation is so certain.”
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/video_un_report_calls_on_governments_to_protect_whistleblowers_not_prosec/
