Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 14958 | 30 September 2019

Improving the protection of whistleblowers all over Europe

Signatories: Ms Isabelle RAUCH, France, ALDE ; Ms Yolaine de COURSON, France, ALDE ; Ms Jennifer DE TEMMERMAN, France, ALDE ; Ms Nicole DURANTON, France, EPP/CD ; Mr Dimitri HOUBRON, France, ALDE ; Ms Nicole TRISSE, France, ALDE ; Ms Martine WONNER, France, ALDE

Origin - 2019 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 11.8, insert the following words:

"These procedures specific to whistleblowers could be created through international agreements under the auspices of the Council of Europe; in any case it is essential to give some thought to the right to asylum in order to adapt it to the new challenges surrounding whistleblowers."

Explanatory note

The aim of this amendment is to underline the need for the right of asylum for whistleblowers to evolve and to propose that it be addressed in an international convention.