Kathryn Bolkovac

Kathryn Bolkovac
Kathryn Bolkovac blew the whistle on the United Nation's cover-up of sex-trafficking for and by high-level U.N. officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A contractor for DynCorp, which in turn provided police personnel to the U.N., she fled after she lost her job and filed a lawsuit in Great Britain against DynCorp for the conduct of her coworkers who allegedly paid for prostitutes, raped underage girls, and propagated sex trafficking. The locals involved in trafficking were prosecuted, however most U.N. officials had diplomatic immunity and many never faced any consequences, though some were forced to resign. She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her actions.

She has had a film made about her story, The Whistleblower, and co-authored a book on the story, The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman's Fight for Justice. The film did prompt a panel discussion by the U.N. about sex trafficking and the U.N.'s involvement in the incident.