In International Human Rights for Whistleblowers, Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) has, for the first time, collated key information about the wide range of international venues and mechanisms that may be accessed by whistleblowers seeking support and vindication for their claims.

“Corruption is one of the major threats to human rights worldwide,” said Professor Martha Davis, faculty co-director of PHRGE, who worked with Northeastern Law student Andrew Curran ’26 to prepare the report. “Recognizing whistleblowers as human rights defenders is one way to acknowledge and support the important contributions that they make to realizing justice.”

Northeastern Law is known for its offerings on whistleblower law, having graduated many leaders in the field. As Siri Turner ’19, executive director of the National Whistleblower Center, notes, “This report is an exciting contribution to the global discussion on whistleblowing, offering an in-depth reflection on how whistleblowing is a major factor in effective human rights regimes. It supports a larger discussion on how human rights defenders and whistleblower advocates are one and the same. It was an honor to be consulted in the development of this important report.”

 

W histleblowers take tremendous risk exposing injustice. Empowering and protecting their efforts through human rights mechanisms is critical.”.

— Andrew Curran ’26