Press Releases

House and Senate to Each Hold Hearings on Allegations of Abuse and Absence of Accountability at the UN

April 12, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

GAP Clients Aicha Elbasri and Miranda Brown to Testify at House and Senate Hearings Respectively

WHY: In the wake of serious child sex abuse scandals in the Central African Republic and Haiti, and the deliberate and systematic cover-ups of crimes against humanity that occurred under the UN’s watch in Darfur, top UN officials have seemingly engaged in both a process to cover up abuses and retaliate against the brave whistleblowers who risked their careers to put an end to such atrocities.

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GAP Statement on WGAD’S Finding on Assange

February 05, 2016

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John Parsons, Global Fund Inspector General, Prevails at Tribunal: Termination and Defamation Ruled Unlawful

February 03, 2016

(WASHINGTON) – On February 3, 2016 the International Labor Organization Administrative Tribunal (ILOAT) released its ruling in favor of GAP client John Parsons, the former Inspector General (IG) at the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. After Parsons issued a series of reports documenting extensive corruption in Global Fund grants, he was abruptly terminated by the Board of the organization.

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UN Panel of Experts Vindicates Official Who Reported Child Sex Abuse

December 17, 2015

GAP Client Anders Kompass Cleared of Bogus Charges By UN After Halting Childing Sex Abuse in the Central African Republic

(WASHINGTON) – Today, the panel appointed by the UN Secretary General to assess the Organization’s response to allegations of child sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) exonerated Anders Kompass, the senior human rights official who reported the incidents to law enforcement. Kompass had been charged by the UN of abuse of authority for ‘leaking’ an account of the incidents.

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GAP Client Receives Joe A. Callaway Award for Civil Courage

November 30, 2015

On November 30th, John Crane, former Assistant Inspector General for Communications and Congressional Liaison for the Department of Defense, will receive the Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, in recognition of his role in “Protecting Whistleblowers from Government Abuse.”