Demand for whistleblower protection and privacy on anniversary of Snowden leaks

Headline Title: Demand for whistleblower protection and privacy on anniversary of Snowden leaks 05 June 2014 There is an urgent need for international protection for whistleblowers and major reform to protect the right to privacy, said Amnesty International on the first anniversary of Edward Snowden’s revelations on the extent of government spy networks in various countries across the world. “The persecution Edward Snowden has faced for his vital contribution to our knowledge of governmental abuses of power is despicable,” said Michael Bochenek, senior director for international…

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