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16 Jun 2025Attending the IMO for Protecting Seafarers Against CriminalisationHRAS International attended the one day conference at the London IMO headquarters addressing the issue: 'Protecting seafarers against criminalization: what more can be done?' Today, Member State representatives, international organisations and accredited NGO representatives attended the eventAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
30 Apr 2025Message from IMO Secretary-General Arsenio DominguezThe IMO Secretary-General has kindly provided a supporting message on the occasion of the closure of the UK Charity, Human Rights at Sea. “Well-being is a fundamental human right of seafarers. TheirAbout us -
07 Apr 2025HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA CHARITY CLOSESThe Trustees of the UK NGO Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) have taken the decision to close the charity since a sustainable funding and operating model cannot be secured. Since its foundation in 2014, HRASAbout us -
02 Apr 2025APPG on Fisheries Event discusses Recruitment and Labour in the UK Fishing IndustryOn the 2 April 2025, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries met in the Parliamentary Estate to discuss urgent matters of Recruitment and Labour in the UK fishing industry. At the APPG's event attendees heard from a range of panellists from the catching and processing sectors, alongsideAccess to Justice -
17 Feb 2025PhD Scholarship for Human Rights at Sea at UNSW SydneyIn an exciting development for the topic of human rights at sea, the UNSW Law & Justice faculty in Australia is offering a new scholarship opportunity. UNSW Law & Justice wishes to offer a PhDLaw Reform and Policy Development -
29 Jan 2025Celebrating a Remarkable Year for Death at Sea FilmSince Death at Sea officially premiered in January 2024 in London, the film has achieved significant success at international film festivals and screened across the globe to UN and state officialsAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
21 Jan 2025'BlueRights' London Conference Kicks Off EU-Funded Programme for Increased Protections at SeaThe inaugrual BlueRights Conference "Life, liberty, and health at sea" will be held in London on Friday 24th January 2025. The BlueRights project concerns the emerging legal field of human rights at sea. It investigates how the most fundamental universal human rights - the right to life, liberty and -
19 Jan 2025EU Funding of BlueRights Programme Boosts Human Rights Protections at SeaThe European Union is investing in growing protections for persons at sea with the newly established EU COST Action: 'Life, liberty and health: ensuring universal protection of human rights at seaAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
22 Nov 2024UNIDIR Securing the Seas Publication and the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at SeaThe new United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) publication 'Securing the Seas' has referenced the topic of human rights at sea and the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea
