Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR?
| dc.contributor.author | Kagiaros, Dimitrios | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-29T17:15:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-04-29 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Whistleblowing, particularly on issues that relate to human rights, is an important means of keeping governments accountable. Some whistleblowers could also be viewed as carrying out the function of a human rights defender. This designation can help improve their protection under the ECHR. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | European Commission - Operating grant - Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe Instrument (NDICI) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.gchumanrights.org/handle/20.500.11825/3162 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.25330/3071 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Global Campus of Human Rights | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Curated #5: Supporting and Protecting Human Rights Defenders | |
| dc.subject | human rights | |
| dc.subject | whistle blowing | |
| dc.subject | European Convention on Human Rights | |
| dc.title | Can conceptualising whistleblowers as ‘human rights defenders’ improve their protection under the ECHR? | |
| dc.type | Other |