7.2.2. Whistleblowers

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7.2.2. Whistleblowers

Lebanon introduced a legal framework aimed at protecting and providing incentives to individuals who disclose corruption590 through the Whistleblower Protection Law (Law No. 83/2018),591 later amended in 2020,592 and the creation of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) under Law No. 175/2020.593

However, according to the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), several limitations hindered effective implementation of the legal framework, such as the absence of sanctions for non-compliance with NACC decisions, an inactive whistleblowers reception office, insufficient coordination between oversight bodies, and weak deterrents against retaliation. Additional challenges included vague security provisions, the obligation for whistleblowers to fully disclose their identity, and the exclusion of NGOs or media as legitimate disclosure channels.594 Furthermore, the law guarantees confidentiality and protection for whistleblowers and their close associates against retaliation, but such safeguards apply only if disclosures are made exclusively to the NACC.595

No information could be found regarding cases of whistleblowers in Lebanon or their treatment during the reference period.

  • 590

    LCPS, Strengthening Whistleblower Protection: A Key to Accountability in Lebanon, 29 May 2025, url

  • 591

    Lebanon, Law 83 of 10 October 2018, حماية كاشفي الفساد [Protection of Whistleblowers], Official Gazette Nr. 45, 18 October 2018, url

  • 592

    Lebanon, Law 182 of 12 June 2020, إضافة فقرة الى المادة التاسعة من قانون حماية كاشفي الفساد (رقم 83 تاريخ 10/10/2018) [Adding a paragraph to Article 9 of the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers (No. 83 dated 10/10/2018)], Official Gazette Nr. 25, 12 June 2020, url

  • 593

    Lebanon, Law 175 of 8 May 2020, مكافحة الفساد في القطاع العام وانشاء الهيئة الوطنية لـمكافحة الفساد [Combating corruption in the public sector and establishing the National Anti-Corruption Authority], Lebanese University, 15 May 2020, url

  • 594

    LCPS, Strengthening Whistleblower Protection: A Key to Accountability in Lebanon, 29 May 2025, url

  • 595

    Lebanon, Law 83 of 10 October 2018, حماية كاشفي الفساد [Protection of Whistleblowers], Official Gazette Nr. 45, 18 October 2018, urlأولاً, المبادئ الأساسية التي يقوم عليها هذا القانون [The basic principles on which this law is based, First]; GLI, Bribery & Corruption Laws and Regulations 2025 – Lebanon, 5 December 2024, url