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30 May 2022Maritime Levy Campaign receives direct engagement from Australian MPsUK / Australia. Human Rights at SEA (HRAS) has undertaken a second round of letter writing lobbying and direct engagement with 19 key members of the newly formed Australian Parliament, as well as the new Australian Prime Minister, Mr Anthony Albanese. The recent federal elections saw a significantLaw Reform and Policy
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11 May 2022Postgraduate Research Scholarship on Human Rights at Sea now open for applicationsHuman Rights at Sea is pleased to support the dissemination of a newly created post-graduate opportunity by the University of Greenwich, London, UK, dedicated to expanding the academic development ofAbout us
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05 May 2022Eradication of Modern Slavery at SeaOpinion piece by Carl Hunter, OBE Rule of law is a distinguishing British value. It provides the greatest equal opportunity since everyone, including our Monarch, are equal before it. We may be proudLaw Reform and Policy
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04 May 2022Will Australia Kick-The-Can on Sustainable Funding for Seafarer Welfare?Opinion 4 May 2022 The incoming Australian Government’s opportunity to assure long-term seafarer welfare funding and sustainability with minimal legislative amendment must not be derailed, side-stepped, nor the proverbial can kicked-down-the-road through paralysis of internal decision-making. TheLaw Reform and Policy
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11 Apr 2022War crimes against seafarers and neutral merchant vessels warrant accountabilitySix weeks, forty-seven days into the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the intensity of the conflict shows no chance of de-escalation. Seafarers remain in the firing line. The number of civilianAccess to Justice
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07 Apr 2022House of Lords Report: The Law of the Sea in the 21st CenturyHuman rights at sea takes centre stage Opinion piece by Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou The UK House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence has just published its Report titled ‘Law Reform and Policy
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31 Mar 2022Impact of seafarers’ welfare maritime levy now evident in New Zealand, says Transport MinisterThe introduction of a dedicated maritime levy in New Zealand is visibly maximising support for seafarers, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Transport. The maritime levy contribution secures sustainable support for seafarers’ welfare services under a legislative change to the MaritimeLaw Reform and Policy
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29 Mar 2022Ukraine: Blue Safe Corridors at SeaSeafarers stranded in the Black Sea. Blockade, mines and limited prospects for guaranteed safe evacuation While many seafarers who found themselves in Ukrainian territorial waters and ports managed toAccess to Justice
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25 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine: #5: Insight and interview with an Odesa-based maritime lawyer"Mariupol is, I think, a nightmare situation because the terrorists they [are] just damaging everything there, so it may be the most awful thing we have ever seen for the last, maybe, decade of anyEquality at Sea