1 st MARSAFENET TRAINING SCHOOL Host Institute: University of Naples “L’Orientale” Organizers: Prof. Giuseppe Cataldi (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, President of AssidMer), Dr. Gemma Andreone (ISGI-CNR, Marsafenet Chair), Dr. Marco Fasciglione (ISGI-CNR, Marsafenet MC member), Dr. Valentina Rossi (ISGI-CNR, Marsafenet MC member) Dr. Giorgia Bevilacqua (ISGI- CNR). Duration: 4 days Trainees: 12 minimum –...
Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) HRAS Guest Blog
HRAS Guest Blog can be read HERE...
The Mission to Seafarers has joined the HRAS Initiative as a Supporting Entity
It is with great pleasure that the HRAS team can announce the support of The Mission to Seafarers for the HRAS initiative through direct engagement with The Revd. Canon Ken Peters, Director of Justice & Public Affairs and the MtS team. HRAS will in turn be supporting the ongoing and invaluable support provided...
Latvian Maritime Academy (LMA) joins the HRAS Initiative
The HRAS Initiative warmly welcomes the Latvian Maritime Academy to the HRAS work as a ‘Supporting Entity’ and is grateful for their support. Latvian Maritime Academy (LMA) was founded on 1 October 1989; it is the first and only marine-oriented institution of the higher education in Latvia. LMA follows marine education traditions since...
American University Washington College of Law Webinar 13 May 2014 – Transcript
It is with thanks to the team at the American University Washington College of Law for their kind hosting of the “Business and Human Rights at Sea” webinar last night, that made the event possible. In particular, thanks to Dr. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt Co-Director, Human Rights in Business Program, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian...
Slave Free Seas (SFS) join the HRAS Initiative
It is with great pleasure that the HRAS Initiative can announce the engagement of Slave Free Seas as a HRAS ‘Supporting Entity’ and future collaborative partner for the forthcoming HRAS ‘Slavery at Sea’ work area. “Throughout the world there are many fishing fleets that have highly exploitative, slave-like conditions. Up until now, very little has...
A 'thank you' correspondence from the M/V Africa Mercy
The following email is reproduced with the permission of the author. Hello There; I enjoyed reading through your material about the 100 Series Rules and the initiative regarding Human Rights at Sea. I am a volunteer with the global charity Mercy Ships (www.mercyships.org) which operates a hospital ship providing free medical care to the...
HRAS Briefing Note May 2014 – Now available in English and German
May 2014 HRAS Briefing Notes are now available in both English and German. The Briefing Notes will be updated with significant updates and events and will be promulgated throughout the HRAS website and social media sources. Thanks go to Jens Deickmann and Anna Börger. Linkedin Group: “Human Rights at Sea” Twitter: @hratsea ...
The Walk Free Anti-Slavery movement joins the HRAS initiative
it is with great pleasure that the HRAS team can announce today the engagement with the Walk Free anti-slavery movement and which comprises over 6.5 million members worldwide and growing daily. About Walk Free Slavery is illegal in every country, yet millions are enslaved by vicious criminals, archaic traditions and brutal greed. As news...
Human Rights at Sea Introductory Video
The new HRAS introductory video provides a short but compressed introductory oversight of the HRAS initiative. Main video is embedded within the HRAS site or can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63C9J0N6MGE...
HRAS Scope: Just what is to be achieved and by when?
“How long is a piece of string” springs to mind; then a pair of scissors starts cutting it down into manageable lengths. The initial scope of the initiative has been bounded by five concurrent activities for Year 1 (April 2014 – April 2015). First, is the global promotion of the HRAS initiative through ‘Supporting Entities’,...
HRAS Vision and FAQs
The development and updating of the HRAS website as an informative international platform continues with the addition today of the HRAS Vision and the first set of FAQs. The HRAS Vision has four elements: Increased global awareness of the explicit requirement for protection of, respect for, and provision of remedies in relation to...
Human Rights at Sea International Initiative launched – 3 April 2014
Welcome to the new HRAS Blog. Following six months development and engagement with maritime industry entities, civil society human rights NGOs, academics, lawyers and State organisations, the “Human Rights at Sea” (HRAS) international maritime initiative was launched onboard HMS PRESIDENT, moored on the River Thames, London on 3 April 2014. An independent platform for...
