Press Release 9 November 2018 London.UK. HRAS has just published the second part of the ongoing case study on seafarers’ abandonment on the Kish Island of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The second part of the case study highlights a strong degree of positive actions from both employers and the Iranian authorities on Kish...
Press Release Wednesday 31st of October London.UK. The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, CA will be offering a special screening of the award winning LIFEBOAT Film of Skye Fitzgerald on the 13th of November 2018 at 7.30 pm. The screening will follow a Q&A with the director of the film and special guests,...
PRESS RELEASE 25 October 2018 Human Rights at Sea Annual Report Year Four: Global Delivery of Maritime Human Rights London.UK. Human Rights at Sea publishes its Annual Report covering the UK-based charity’s fourth year of operation. Founded in April 2014, the charity’s mission is to explicitly raise awareness, implementation and accountability for human rights...
Press Release Thursday 18 October 2018 Immediate London.UK. Today, Thursday 18th of October is Anti-Slavery Day in the UK. While many may think slavery is a thing of the past, modern slavery is estimated to be a £115 billion industry. Human trafficking is an intertwined issue with modern slavery, with the ILO estimating 21 million...
Press Release Friday 12th October 2018 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea is delighted to present Violeta Moreno-Lax and Oscar Pajuelo, who will be speaking together at the International Maritime Human Rights conference this October. Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Law, Founder of the Immigration Law programme, and co-Director and...
Press Release Immediate Tuesday 9 October 2018 London.UK. Today, Human Rights at Sea launches the third and final in its series of freely available educational films and accompanying infographics on the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and their application in the Maritime Environment. The film has been produced by Marlins, a leading crewing and maritime...
Press Release Immediate Monday 9th of October 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea are pleased to announce the next speaker on their programme for the 2018 International Maritime Human Rights Conference, David Hammond. David Hammond founded Human Rights at Sea in 2014 with his life savings and was the CEO until September 2017 when...
Press Release Immediate Friday 5th of October 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea are delighted to announce Anna Jakobsen as the next speaker for the International Maritime Human Rights conference 2018 Anna Jakobsen is a Senior Manager in EY’s sustainable business practice and has been advising clients on sustainability issues for over 15 years....
Press Release Immediate Monday 1st of October 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea is delighted to announce Jonathan Hall as the next speaker for the International Maritime Human Rights conference 2018. Jonathan Hall is Head of UK Overseas Territories at the RSPB. He has worked with these small island jurisdictions, with a specialism in...
Press Release Immediate Friday 27 September 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea has announced Nikolas Evangelides as the latest speaker in the lineup for the International Human Rights Conference 2018. Nikolas Evangelides is a Senior Associate with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Ending Illegal Fishing Project, working on EU engagement and Brussels-based NGO partnerships. A European...
Press Release Immediate Tuesday 25 September 2018 London.UK. Today, Human Rights at Sea launches the second in its series of freely available educational films and accompanying infographics on the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and their application in the Maritime Environment. The film has been produced by Marlins, a leading crewing and maritime educational training...
Press Release Immediate Tuesday 25 September 2018 London.UK.Human Rights at Sea presents Eleanor Farrow as a speaker at the International Maritime Human Rights Conference 2018 Eleanor Farrow is the Project Coordinator for the eyeWitness to Atrocities initiative at the International Bar Association. Eleanor engages with a worldwide network of human rights monitors documenting human...
Press Release Immediate Friday 21 September 2018 London. UK. Silvia Mera announced by Human Rights at Sea as a speaker for the International Maritime Human Rights conference 2018. Human Rights at Sea is delighted to present Silvia Mera, another speaker for the International Maritime Human Rights Conference 2018. Silvia Mera is Program Director at the Mekong...
Press Release Immediate Friday 21 September 2018 London.UK. Another of the speakers for the International Maritime Human Rights conference 2018 is proudly presented by Human Rights at Sea: Phil Bloomer. Phil Bloomer is the Executive Director of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, a digital action platform in eight languages that empowers human rights...
Press Release Immediate Monday 17 September 2018 London.UK. Today, Human Rights at Sea launches the first in its series of freely available educational films and accompanying infographics on the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and their application in the Maritime Environment. The film has been produced by Marlins, a leading crewing and maritime educational training...