OSCE supports training webinar on best practices in protection of whistleblowers

An OSCE-supported online training webinar on the protection of whistleblowers concluded in Nur-Sultan on 26  March 2021. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the event in partnership with the Anti-corruption Agency of Kazakhstan.

Thirty-five representatives of the Anti-corruption Agency and civil society attended the event, which focused on practical aspects of protecting witnesses and identifying incentives to encourage reporting instances of corruption.

International experts explained the problems with whistleblowing in terms of verifiability and veracity of information provided by informants. Special attention was paid to channels that facilitate reporting suspected acts of corruption, which was based on the example set by OECD countries.

The webinar is part of the Programme Office’s multi-year efforts to promote good governance by focussing on anti-corruption activities in Kazakhstan.