London, UK. Human Rights at Sea has today published the 2020 Flag States and Human Rights Report: An evaluation of Flag State Practice in Monitoring, Reporting and Enforcing Human Rights Obligations on board Vessels....
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World Day against Human Trafficking 2020 – Seafood Working Group Statement
London. UK. On World Day against Human Trafficking, the Seafood Working Group, of which Human Rights at Sea is a member, has put out a statement in response to Thailand’s ranking in the 2020 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The SWG is a coalition of over 60 labor rights, human rights, and environmental non-governmental organizations....
Marine Stewardship Council’s funding pledge to address fishery observer safety welcomed
Press Release 23 July 2020 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea today welcomes the announcement by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) that new research funding will be made available to address the issue of improvements to Fisheries Observer safety following recent international initiatives and public reports on the issue. The announcement comes after the...
Human Rights at Sea Impact Report for Year Six Issued
London, UK. Human Rights at Sea today publishes its Impact Report for the sixth year of its charitable NGO work and activities in raising global awareness of human rights abuses at sea to drive institutional change and better protections for those living, working, transiting and otherwise operating in the maritime environment....
Seafarers Welfare Board for New Zealand fully concurs with HRAS Report
"The report’s recommendations, which the SWB fully concur with, offer a clear way forward to ensuring that when seafarers arrive in New Zealand ports, they will continue to receive the standard of care and welcome they so richly deserve." London, UK. Following the 16 April publication of the commissioned Human Rights at Sea report...
New Report. New Zealand Seafarer Welfare Centres Lack Government and Industry Support
“It is not something we can sustain into the future. We desperately need the shipping companies, port authorities and all those who profit from the maritime sector to make some financial contribution to the care of crews coming ashore inNew Zealand.” The Reverend John McLister, Lyttelton, New Zealand. London, UK. / Lyttelton, New Zealand. Today, Human Rights at Sea...
South Western Fish Producer Organisation releases 2019 Business and Human Rights Audit
London, UK / Ivybridge, Devon, UK. Today, sees the public release of the inaugural South Western Fish Producers Organisation (SWFPO) Ltd Business and Human Rights Audit dated 10 January 2019 through the Human Rights at Sea independent platform. Commenced in late 2018 and submitted in January 2019, the comprehensive report was commissioned by SWFPO...
A Challenging Review of Maritime Industry support for Business and Human Rights
Press Release 4 March 2019 “Over the last seven years there has been little concerted and collaborative effort by the shipping industry to embed the concept, develop unified policies, drive effective remedy and demonstrate public accountability in the field of business and human rights.” London. UK. Human Rights at Sea today issues a new...
Concern for missing Second Officer from Singapore flagged THALASSA PATRIS IMO 9665607
Press Release 9th December 2019 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea has been contacted by the UMTUF Union, Odessa, Ukraine requesting support to the family of Ukrainian missing seafarer Second Officer Maslov Vladyslav on the Singapore flagged vessel THALASSA PATRIS by highlighting the case. Available details to date state that the Second Officer was lost apparently overboard...
Labour Disputes and Power imbalances in the Taiwanese Fishing Industry
London. UK. Following recent advocacy work aimed at achieving ongoing improvements in the working conditions and protections for all fishers in the Taiwanese fishing industry, Human Rights at Sea today issues a new evidential case study. Highlighting the worrying power imbalance between migrant fishers, recruitment and manning agencies resulting in poor welfare support, the...
Human Rights at Sea publishes Fifth Annual Report
London. UK. Human Rights at Sea today publishes its fifth annual report 'Delivering Impact and influence' covering the scope and scale of the last reporting period of the charity's activities between 1 June 2018 and 31 May 2019 continuing to assure transparency in all areas of its national and international work....
New Indian Koli Fishing Community Human Rights Baseline Study published
Reflecting ongoing human rights research work throughout the maritime environment and associated supply chains today Human Rights at Sea publishes their baseline field report for the Koli fishing community who live and work at sea in Mumbai, India. Undertaken in the field during the monsoon period the charity's local researchers spent time with the...
Pacific Fisheries Abuses: Testimony of Fijian Fishing Widows, Mother and Sister
Press Release 24th July 2019 “He was stabbed with a knife below his heart by a Chinese crewman.” London. UK. In partnership with Fijian-based NGO, Pacific Dialogue, Human Rights at Sea publishes the fifth case study in the current series exposing the consequences and challenges for families of seafarers who have suffered and died as...
MV Tamim Aldar Seafarer Vikas Mishra updated abandonment testimony
Press Release 9th July 2019 London. UK. One of the three remaining seafarers onboard the UAE flagged MV Tamim Aldar, owned by Dubai-based Eliteway Marine Services Ltd, has provided Human Rights at Sea with an exclusive updated personal testimony to the continuing issue of their abandonment by Eliteway now seven nautical miles inside of...
Second Flag States and Human Rights Report Published
Press Release 9 June 2019 London, UK. Human Rights at Sea, in partnership with the University of Bristol Law School Human Rights Implementation Centre, today issues the second independent public report: ‘An evaluation of Flag State Practice in Monitoring, Reporting and Enforcing Human Rights Obligations on Board Vessels’ as part of an ongoing study into...
