David McBride, a former British Army Captain and Australian Army lawyer, is awarded the 2022 Blueprint International Whistleblowing Prize for his fearlessness and integrity. He reported alleged war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

Cynthia Stimpel is being honoured with a 2022 Special Recognition Award. She was running the treasury department of South African Airways when she blew the whistle on a corrupt deal, exposing her to retaliation before she was vindicated by the Zondo Commission.

Athol Wiliams is being honoured with a 2022 Special Recognition Award. His disclosures about the unethical and potentially corrupt practices of US-based management consultancy Bain & Co in South Africa formed a central plank of the Zondo Commission’s investigations

Bianca Goodson is being honoured with a 2022 Special Recognition Award. Her brave public disclosure exposed the corrupt activities of the Gupta family and formed the starting point for South Africa’s investigation into whole-of-state corruption

Patricia Mashale is being honoured with a 2022 Special Recognition Award. South Africa’s Police Service have failed to respect confidentiality and, in doing so, have exposed whistleblower Mashale and her family to a terrifying, ongoing campaign of retaliation