Over the past twenty-five years bilateral international treaties and free trade agreements with investor-state-dispute-settlement have adversely impa… - Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

Competition without solidarity is predator behaviour, especially when competition is rigged in favour of mega-corporations and monopolies.

Whistleblowers are human rights defenders whose contribution to democracy and the rule of law cannot be overestimated. They serve democracy and human rights by revealing information that all persons are entitled to receive. A culture of secrecy is frequently also a culture of impunity. Because the right to know proclaimed in article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is absolutely crucial to every democracy, whistleblowers should be protected, not persecuted.

One of the problems that we have in the human rights community is that special interests often forget the interests of other victims, and there’s competition among victims expressions that are unnecessary.