Sorry
for cross posting.
FYI and for any help you could provide:
Xnet asks for help against the threats hidden in the
Whisleblowers' protection law proposed in the Spanish
Parliament. + presentation of the Spanish situation to the
MEPSs.
Content of the bill:
> doesn’t protect whistleblowers;
> creates lists of them, to control them and lists of dissidents to
pursue
them
> exclude
anonymity and encryption
> creates a STASI type institution that can control
anyone in any manner with no judicial ruling
Last week, Xnet launched the campaign #VuelveLaSTASI (STASI is
BACK) denouncing the serious flaws of the Spanish draft law for
"whistleblowers protection" that not only insufficently protect
whistleblowers but also undermines citizens' rights and actually
trump the disclosing to the public opinion and justice of
corruption, wrongdoings and abuses.
Today, 29th march, Xnet have register a list of admendment in
the Spanish Parliament and exposes
the delicate situation in Spain in
a Roundtable on Whistleblowers Protection in the European
Parliament, sharing its experience working with whistleblowers
and providing arguments to ask the European Comission for a
strong EU-wide whistleblowers protection law.
Simultaneously,
in Spain, Xnet is meeting with deputies from several political
parties in the Spanish Congress to present them the amendments
Xnet has drafted to redress such infamous law.
All
the details here:
Many thanks to all of you for any
help you could provide.
Simona
for Xnet