Whistleblower network

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Whistleblower Network eV
legal form registered association
founding 2006
Seat Berlin
main emphasis Promotion of whistleblowing and whistleblowing
Action space throughout Germany
Chair Annegret Falter, Robert Bungart
Website www.whistleblower-net.de

Whistleblower-Netzwerk eV is a German non-governmental organization based in Berlin that was founded in 2006. The non-partisan and non-profit association aims to improve the legal protection and social image of whistleblowers . Whistleblower Network offers organizations and whistleblowers advice and information about the German whistleblowing legal situation, changes in European law as well as transparency and confidentiality .

aims

Whistleblower Network has been committed to changing political and legal structures in connection with whistleblowing since 2006 and has set itself the goal of educating the public, encouraging and supporting whistleblowers and giving them specific advice. The association advocates comprehensive legal whistleblower protection and the improvement of the social reputation of whistleblowers.

activities

consultation

Whistleblower Network offers advice for whistleblowers and organizations. Among other things, the association campaigned for the whistleblower Martin Porwoll , who uncovered the systematic underdosing of cytostatics (anti-cancer drugs ) in the Alte Apotheke in Bottrop , and for Joachim Wedler, who revealed the billing practices of the toll operator Toll Collect . Potential whistleblowers who, in the public interest, have pointed out significant grievances in their workplace or are considering doing so, can contact the voluntary advisory team of the association.

For companies, authorities and NGOs, the whistleblower network offers workshops, training courses and individual advice on internal organizational whistleblowing systems and other compliance measures.

Political commitment

Since it was founded in 2006, the Whistleblower Network has been committed to a better legal framework for whistleblowing and its own German whistleblower protection law. As part of the implementation of the EU directive on whistleblower protection that came into force on December 16, 2019, Whistleblower Network is committed to the comprehensive implementation of the directive in German law. The association calls for the scope of the guideline to be expanded to include national legal violations and has drawn up a catalog of recommendations for implementation.

In 2014, the whistleblower network, together with Campact and Digitalcourage with the campaign "Protection for Edward Snowden in Germany", called for the whistleblower Edward Snowden to testify personally to the NSA investigative committee , to grant him protection in Germany and to advocate comprehensive whistleblower protection. Law in Germany. On May 8, 2014, the alliance handed over 190,000 signatures to the NSA investigative committee.

The association campaigns for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and against his extradition to the USA. On February 6, 2020, the whistleblower network called for Assange's immediate release from prison along with more than 100 celebrities from politics, science, culture and the media.

exhibition

Whistleblower Network collects portraits and texts about German whistleblowers, which are presented to the public in temporary exhibitions.

Educational work

Whistleblower Network conducts analog and digital workshops for schools and other educational institutions with which the association would like to raise awareness of the subject of whistleblowing.

Members

The registered association was co-founded by the whistleblower Guido Strack and is recognized as a non-profit organization. Strack was an official at the Publications Office of the European Union in Luxembourg and in 2002 drew attention to financial irregularities in the Office's cooperation with a private company.

The five-person executive board consists of Detlev Böttcher, Robert Bungart, Annegret Falter, Markwart Faussner and Thomas Holbach. The extended board includes Lothar Hausmann, Ingo Karras, Johannes Ludwig and Martin Porwoll .

The advisory board members include a. Wolfgang Nešković (Chairman of the Advisory Board), Renata Ávila Pinto , Ninon Colneric , Constanze Kurz , Markus Löning , Katharina Nocun , Roland Roth , Arne Semsrott , Matthias Spielkamp , Hans-Christian Ströbele and Konstantin Wecker .

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Whistleblower Network - For better whistleblower protection. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ FAQ Legal Situation - Whistleblower Network. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ Protect whistleblowers better. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b c Not heroic deed and not treason. The business guide for young lawyers 2020, accessed on August 4, 2020 (German).
  6. ↑ a b heise online: Whistleblower network sees massive pent-up demand for whistleblower protection in Germany. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  7. ↑ "Committed to the truth?" Retrieved on August 4, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Dieter Deiseroth, Hartmut Graßl (ed.): Whistleblower revelations on anti-cancer drug abuse and illegal arms deals: Whistleblower Prize 2017 . Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2018, ISBN 978-3-8305-3786-1 , p. 189 f .
  9. ^ NDR: Luxury hotel and parties: How Toll Collect deals with tax money. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  10. ^ Letter to Toll Collect - Whistleblower Network. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 (German).
  11. ^ Advice to whistleblowers - Whistleblower Network. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ Philipp Dudek: Whistleblower against corruption: The unloved upright . In: The daily newspaper: taz . December 17, 2007, ISSN  0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed on August 4, 2020]).
  13. ↑ a b whistled back: Ministry of Economic Affairs torpedoed protection of whistleblowers. April 17, 2020, accessed August 4, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Nikola JOHN: New EU directive on the protection of whistleblowers comes into force today. December 16, 2019, accessed August 4, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Dr. Simon Gerdemann, LL.M. (Berkeley): Considerations on the national implementation of the directive on the protection of persons who report violations of Union law ("whistleblowing directive"). In: https://www.whistleblower-net.de/politik/ . October 27, 2019, accessed on August 4, 2020 (German).
  16. ↑ Welcome to Germany, Edward Snowden! November 19, 2013, accessed on August 4, 2020 (German).
  17. ↑ Scuffle in front of the Bundestag: Merkel and Gabriel lock Snowden out. May 8, 2014, accessed on August 4, 2020 (German).
  18. ↑ The day. In: https://www.dw.com/de/tv/der-tag/s-32615 . Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2020, accessed on August 4, 2020 (German).
  19. ↑ Julian Assange released from prison. Retrieved on August 6, 2020 (German).
  20. ↑ "Don't kill the Messenger." - The State Commissioner for Political Education in Schleswig-Holstein. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  21. ^ Educational work - Whistleblower network. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 (German).
  22. ↑ Whistleblower? Undesirable! In: NITRO - Independent magazine for media and current affairs. June 2, 2020, accessed on August 4, 2020 (German).
  23. ↑ Sebastian Beck: An official fights against Brussels. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  24. ^ Advisory Board - Whistleblower Network. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 (German).