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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, we issue a direct plea from the family of one of the 10 detained seafarers. Seafarer, Adarsh Singh writes:Access 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. FounderAccess 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 in ensuring seafarers’ human rights are met. Frequent cases of crew abandonment, non-payment of wages, poorLaw 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 -
25 Apr 2026Seafarer wives appeal detention and criminalization of Filipino seafarers in AlgeriaMANILA – Families of three Filipino seafarers currently detained in Algeria are appealing to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to extend urgent diplomatic and legal intervention following the recentAccess to Justice -
18 Mar 2026Petition and Go Fund Me Started for Ali AlbokhariElena Albokhari has started a Change petition and GoFundMe page to help secure the release of her husband Ali Albokhari, a Finnish citizen and professional seafarer who is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence in Turkey. Albokhari was arrested in 2023 while working on the Panama-flaggedAccess to Justice -
12 Mar 2026Rescue versus Interception: Recognition of 10 years of Migrant RescueApproximately 140 migrants, adults and children, were rescued in the Mediteranean this week. Like the hundreds of thousands of others that have attempted to reach Europe from Africa over the last 10Access to JusticeMigrants & Refugees -
09 Mar 2026Consistent approach to seafarer welfare need in peace and warHuman Rights at Sea joins the wider industry in calling for the protection of seafarers as war activities escalate in the Middle East. Persistence will be required to ensure they are not forgotten asAccess to Justice
