An institution that, according to its site, ensures respect for rights and freedoms under Article 71-1 of the Constitution. Guiding and protecting whistleblowers is one of its five missions.
What they do
Under Article 8 of Loi Sapin II, as consolidated on Légifrance, a whistleblower may report externally to the Défenseur des droits, who directs the report to the authorities best placed to handle it.
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