London. UK. With permission, Human Rights at Sea publishes the 15th March 2020 letter sent to the IMO by Captain Michael Lloyd, RD**, MNM, CMMar, FNI, raising his concerns of the consequences and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on crews, including the treatment of those infected and the necessity for PPE to be placed onboard ships.
Press Release Wednesday 11 December 2019 On Human Rights Day 2019, the Seafood Working Group has published a Statement on the U.S. Government Decision to Suspend Thailand’s Trade Preferences Due to Worker Rights Issues. The statement is a result of the co-drafting of diverse organizations with a unified message, including Human Rights at Sea. In...
PRESS RELEASE 31 July 2018 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea has joined nine other leading NGOs in an open letter to UNHCR over the ongoing handling of the Mediterranean crisis. To the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, The signing organizations have been closely monitoring the latest developments on...
PRESS RELEASE Immediate 11 July 2017 26 MEPs uphold Human Rights at Sea work in support of search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Update 13 July 2017: MEP Barbara Spinelli speech (Italian) in European Parliament to the LIBE Committee 12 July 2017 http://barbara-spinelli.it/2017/07/12/ong-un-codice-condotta-pieno-illegalita/ concerning the NGO Code of Conduct and Human Rights at Sea. With the on-going European...
Human Rights at Sea, alongside 25 international NGOs, have jointly submitted a letter to the US Secretary of State, The Honorable John F. Kerry concerning the ongoing issues of slavery and abuse at sea and abuse of human rights in Thailand that have resulted in Thailand retaining a Tier 3 rating. Letter to Secretary...
