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11 Jun 2026BlueRights training addresses lack of legal clarity around the right to life at seaA BlueRights training programme held at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta has highlighted one of the most pressing challenges in international law: how to protect people at sea using the existing law of the sea, and maritime and human rights law when legal responsibilities areProjects and Initiatives -
08 Jun 2026HRAS welcomes UK government’s latest bid to boost seafarers’ rightsHuman Rights at Sea (HRAS) welcomes the UK government’s latest efforts to cement stronger rights and protections in law for seafarers. Following the introduction of the national minimum wageLaw Reform and Policy Development -
01 Jun 2026ALERT: Seafarers Detained in Iran Over Possession of Hormuz-Related Phone MediaALERT. Human Rights at Sea has been contacted by families of foreign national seafarers who have been detained and whose whereabouts remain unknown in Iran for allegedly having images and video mediaAccess to Justice -
14 May 2026Captain James T. H. Foong joins HRAS as a Global AmbassadorIt is with much pleasure that Human Rights at Sea today announces that Captain James T. H. Foong has joined HRAS as a Global Ambassador for the Asia - Pacific Region. As a Global Ambassador - APAC, Captain James T. H. Foong brings the perspective of a serving Master Mariner who has lived and workedAbout us -
11 May 2026Criminalisation. 10 Indian Seafarers languish in Iran’s Bandar Abbas Jail since July 2025SEAFARER CRIMINALISATION. Human Rights at Sea continues supporting the case of crew from the Palau-flagged oil products tanker HARBOUR PHOENIX detained in Iran. Today, with express permission, weAccess to Justice -
03 May 2026Australian seafarer welfare centres hampered by chronic under-fundingA private survey of leading stakeholders conducted by Human Rights at Sea demonstrates a nationwide pattern of chronic under-funding in the provision of seafarer support services in Australia. HumanLaw Reform and Policy DevelopmentProjects and Initiatives -
29 Apr 2026Teaching at World Maritime University on Human Rights at Sea frontline workHuman Rights at Sea has provided teaching input at the World Maritime University on its frontline work to address the protections of fundamental human rights in the maritime environment. Founder, David Hammond, was invited to attend the university campus in central Malmö, Sweden to deliver a lectureAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
28 Apr 2026BlueRights conference highlights need for strengthened enforcement of MLC 2006Following the BlueRights International Conference on the Protection of Health at Sea in March, organiser Prof. Dr Senka Šekularac-Ivošević is calling for holistic solutions to the current gaps inLaw Reform and Policy DevelopmentProjects and Initiatives -
25 Apr 2026Mediterranean SAR NGO calls out critical funding issues for Humanity 1" There are people dying in prison [in Libya]. They are dying of hunger, of sickness, of getting rotten. We had no water to take a shower and no clothes. But if anybody asks for medicine, they comeAccess to JusticeMigrants & Refugees
