IJSP is an International, Peer Reviewed/ Refereed, Indexed, Open Access, Online Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. Call for Paper: Vol 12 (02): 2025, Publication date: 31 July 2025 (Online), 15 August 2025 (Print), Last date of Submission : 15 June 2025

Whistle blower s Protection and Refugee Status Post Snowden s Revealations

Shibi Kiran M

Affiliations:

Former Guest Lecturer in Political Science, Maharaja’s College, Cochin; Former Guest Lecturer in Political Science in Devasom Board College, Ernakulam. Kerala, INDIA

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Edward Snowden attracted international attention after leaking millions of documents about electronic surveillance by the United States government has brought the spotlight back on the need to protect whistleblowers as well as the need to rethink the definition of who is a refugee, so that such whistleblowers and others can carry on normal life at least in a different country.

Keywords:
Edward Snowden, Surveillance, whistleblower, Refugee Status, Refugee Convention, Human Right, Political Asylum, Espionage.

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