Human Rights at Sea has been informed via the NGO Justice Upheld of the case of four Indian seafarers under house arrest in Kuwait and unlawfully detained since 13 May 2013. The case also raises the issue of the subjugation of seafarers under the Kafala System. Human Rights at Sea is now supporting the case. The...
Category: Abandonment
MV Liberty Prrudencia: a gross failure in protecting seafarers’ rights
Original Lloyds List & The Maritime Executive OP-ED I HAVE great respect for the mental and physical tenacity of the remaining 13 Indian crew of the Liberty Prrudencia. At the time of writing, they remain effectively abandoned by the owners in Zhoushan, China, having been paid just one month’s wages in six months, but...
HRAS publishes desperate letter for help from abandoned crew of MV Liberty Prrudencia
PRESS RELEASE Immediate: 8 April 2017 Human Rights at Sea today publishes a copy of a desperate letter for help from the remaining Indian seafarers of the Hong Kong flagged MV Liberty Prrudencia abandoned in China by the owner Paramount Liberty Shipping (HK) Ltd, which has been sent to the charity as well as a number...
The Human Impact of Crew Abandonment MV Liberty Prrudencia
The Human Impact Human Rights at Sea today publishes an independent case study and investigative report into the case of the Indian crew of the MV Liberty Prrudencia, who had been left onboard the vessel in China without wages since November 2016 suffering personal hardships and distressing effects for their families back home in India....