Source: juridique.defenseurdesdroits.fr
The Ombuds institution – Le Défenseur des Droits – has delivered an opinion to Parliament on the implementation of an improved legal protection of whistleblowers in France.
The Défenseur des Droits is the French ombudsman and a constitutional body assigned by law with the task of providing assistance to whistleblowers.
Newly appointed ‘Defender of Rights’ Claire Hédon presented the position paper which details several innovative provisions to ensure effective protection of whistleblowers, urging the legislature to seize the unique opportunity during the transposition of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing to reform the current legal framework under by the current Sapin II law, and significantly strengthen the rights of those who speak up in the public interest.