The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed UN rights chief calls for whistleblower protection The case of fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden shows the need to protect whistleblowers, also from within intelligence agencies, who disclose human rights violations, UN rights chief Navi Pillay said in Geneva on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130713/snowden-case-shows-need-to-protect-whistleblowers-un Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:32:00 +0200 snowden-case-shows-need-to-protect-whistleblowers-un