An art exhibition has been opened to mark World Whistleblowers Day. The opening ceremony of this exhibition, held at the Art Gallery, was honored by Enrico Boninsegna, Head of the Maldives Office of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. At the opening ceremony of the exhibition organized by the Whistleblower Protection Unit at the Art Gallery to commemorate Whistleblowers Day, the new logo of the Whistleblower Protection Unit was unveiled.
70 participants took part in the competition to design this new logo. Among these, Ahmed Nabeeh’s logo design received the highest marks from the judges and won first place. During this ceremony, Nabeeh shared an introduction to the logo via video.
The art exhibition has publicly displayed 12 drawings highlighting whistleblowing. The opportunity to purchase these drawings has been opened to the public. This exhibition will continue until 10:00 tonight. At this ceremony, Mariyam Rifna Lateef, Director General of the Whistleblower Protection Unit, Fathimath Masha, Assistant Director of the Whistleblower Protection Unit, Aishath Rizwina, Executive Director of Transparency Maldives, and the guest of honor, Enrico Boninsegna, Head of the UNODC Maldives Office, addressed the participants.
The whistleblower system, introduced to reduce the losses to the state due to corruption and to prevent corrupt acts, is a very important gateway opened for reporting and publicizing acts of corruption. However, very few people take advantage of this opportunity. The Whistleblower Protection Act is a law that ensures legal protection for those who report acts of corruption. According to the law, whistleblowing is the act of submitting information to the relevant authority about a negative action that has been, is being, or might be committed by a state institution or a private entity.
June 23rd of each year is dedicated as World Whistleblowers Day in various parts of the world. This day is observed to recognize and appreciate those who report negative actions occurring in the work environment and blow the whistle
