Quotation
Quote by Fadel Barro
The whistleblower is someone who decides to act when she or he notices that the public interest is threatened.
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This defines a whistleblower as a person who chooses to take action after noticing a threat to the public interest. The emphasis is on both recognition and decision: simply seeing a problem is not enough; the person acts because something affecting the wider public may be at risk.
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- Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF)
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- Official Statement
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