CCPR/C/118/D/2128/2012 develop its own jurisprudence on the legal status of whistle-blowers under article 19 of the Covenant. 4. It is, moreover, worth noting in the context of this case that, beyond international human rights law, the protection of whistle-blowers finds specific application in the fight against corruption under the terms of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which was ratified by Algeria on 25 August 2004. Article 33 of this Convention requires States parties to include in their domestic legal systems “appropriate measures to provide protection against any unjustified treatment for any person who reports in good faith and on reasonable grounds to the competent authorities any facts concerning offences established in accordance with this Convention”. 14 GE.16-23057