Participation in the Workplace Institute conference in September 2024, which is being hosted by Whistleblowers of America.
For the second year, we participated and engaged with congressional staffers and prominent veteran whistleblowers at the US Capitol in DC.Emphasis was given to multiple problems whistleblowers are facing on a global scale. https://www.workplacepromiseinstitute.org/wpi-conference/2024-agenda https://www.workplacepromiseinstitute.org/wpi-conference/2024-agenda/aris-danikas-24
diavlos.grnet.gr – PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IMPACTS: THE HUMAN FACTOR
In recent years, retaliation against whistleblowers has evolved. Silencing those who speak the truth against corruption at the place of work further promotes corruption. The use of strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) has been weaponized against whistleblowers, advocates, journalists, and NGOs. Introducing new legislation in Europe that identifies and seizes SLAPP suits as a […]
opengov.ellak.gr – Global Corruption and Public Integrity: The Human Factor | 11 – 12 June 2024
Aristides Danikas, Founder of the NGO Free Speech, in collaboration with the American NGO Whistleblowers of America, organizes an international conference entitled: Global Corruption and Public Integrity: The Human Factor. (Global Corruption And Public Integrity : The Human Factor).
GLOBAL CORRUPTION AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY: THE HUMAN FACTOR
GLOBAL CORRUPTION AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY: THE HUMAN FACTOR. We are thrilled to announce our first-ever international conference, held in collaboration with Whistleblowers of America. Set against the backdrop of historic Athens, the birthplace of Democracy, this event promises two days of insightful discussions.
The Blueprint for Free Speech Int Prizes shine a light on the contribution of whistleblowers around the world. Their brave disclosures expose corruption and make societies more just.
On 5 December 2023 Blueprint for Free Speech are announcing the winners of this year’s Whistleblowing Prizes. A special programme, including interviews with many of this year’s winners, will be broadcast on Byline TV.
The International Human Rights Advocacy Giraffe Award was presented to Ari Danikas from Liberty of Speech, (BluePrint For Greece) at the 2023 Workplace Promise Institute in Washington DC
The Giraffe Awards aim to recognize those who have stuck their neck out in an effort to fight corruption or mistreatment in the workplace. WPI Giraffe Award recipients are employees who have stuck their necks out to report malpractices, fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, etc. Those who bravely act to improve the integrity of the respective […]
USA Whistleblower of the Week – June 30 2021 by WNN
Ari Danikas was born in Amaliada, Peloponnesus, Greece, the cradle of democracy, and he noted, “racial discrimination was non-existent in my family roots, religion and culture.” His parents were fine, upstanding Greeks, and Danikas described his mother as “living for her family, dedicated to serving and protecting the family,” and giving Danikas “the fundamental principles […]
Special Assignments: Public Interest Witnesses
Special Missions and Yiannis Souliotis highlights the stories of three protagonists (Maria Efimova, John Kyriakou, and Aris Danikas) who may be different, but they have something in common. They are public interest witnesses. Ordinary people who are now under protection, risk their lives because they are exposed to illegal activities committed in their work environment. […]
South Africa: Echoes of Apartheid
Investigating allegations of apartheid-style extrajudicial killings in South Africa. Under apartheid, South Africa’s police were notorious for extrajudicial killings and the routine use of torture against political dissidents. Only later did it emerge that these same techniques were being used even when the victims were suspected criminals, rather than enemies of the racist state. On […]
“Press him in the stomach to die faster”
Reportage: GIANNIS SOULIOTIS “We went into the garage, there were seven or eight police officers, all from Durban’s ‘serious and violent crime’ task force. Inside the car was a black man, he was dead and had bullet marks on his body. A few meters away there was another black man, who was struggling with injuries. The police […]