Workshop for Lawyers on Whistleblowing and Whistleblower protection
Posted on 24 Apr, 2018 by africmil
26 April, 2018 by 9:30 AM
Dennis Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja
This workshop is meant to train Lawyers on the rudiments of Whistleblowing and handling of Whistleblowers. It seeks to:
- To identify critical stakeholders in the promotion of the whistle blowers programme within the legal profession.
- To train legal practitioners by providing guidance on how to protect whistle blower, methods and strategies for legal defence, procedures to secure protection of whistle blowers.
- To encourage and facilitate disclosure of misconduct and corrupt practices in the public and private sectors.
- To ensure that whistle blowers who make public interest disclosures are legally supported and protected from adverse consequences.
- To ensure that whistle blowers’ disclosures are properly investigated and dealt with by the appropriate public and private bodies.
- To raise awareness and to stimulate actions to support and implement the Federal Government of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Finance’s Whistle Blowers Programme.
- To facilitate the creation of a Lawyers’ Network on Whistleblower Protection
This is an Invitation Only event.
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04/26/2018 9:30 AM
Africa/Lagos
Workshop for Lawyers on Whistleblowing and Whistleblower protection
This workshop is meant to train Lawyers on the rudiments of Whistleblowing and handling of Whistleblowers. It seeks to:
- To identify critical stakeholders in the promotion of the whistle blowers programme within the legal profession.
- To train legal practitioners by providing guidance on how to protect whistle blower, methods and strategies for legal defence, procedures to secure protection of whistle blowers.
- To encourage and facilitate disclosure of misconduct and corrupt practices in the public and private sectors.
- To ensure that whistle blowers who make public interest disclosures are legally supported and protected from adverse consequences.
- To ensure that whistle blowers’ disclosures are properly investigated and dealt with by the appropriate public and private bodies.
- To raise awareness and to stimulate actions to support and implement the Federal Government of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Finance’s Whistle Blowers Programme.
- To facilitate the creation of a Lawyers’ Network on Whistleblower Protection