SUBMISSION: Supporting the proposed reforms for the whistleblower protection regime in South Africa

Amnesty International South Africa welcomes the opportunity to make this submission on the Discussion Document on Proposed Reforms for the Whistleblower Protection Regime in South Africa. Amnesty International is concerned that whistleblowers in South Africa are not sufficiently protected, finding themselves usually at risk simply for disclosing wrongdoing in the public interest and are either threatened, harassed forced into hiding, or having to flee the country, and sometimes even killed.