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21 Nov 2022U.S. Ocean Climate Action Plan Must Include Increased Measures to Address IUU fishing and Associated Human Rights Abuses at SeaAlongside leading environmental, human and labour rights organisations, Human Rights at Sea has added its support for the need to include measures to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and forced labour in seafood supply chains in the development of a U.S. Ocean ClimateLaw Reform and Policy -
18 Nov 2022UN: Human Rights Abuses At Sea By Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies Highlight the Urgent Need For Oversight of Maritime SecurityHuman Rights at Sea have engaged with The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCR) UN Working Group on a report highlighting the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rightsLaw Reform and Policy -
14 Nov 2022Combating the Smuggling of Migrants at SeaHuman Rights at Sea Board Member Participates in UNODC Training on Smuggling of Migrants at Sea. On Thursday, 3rd November, Dr Marika McAdam, member of the Human Rights at Sea Board of TrusteesAbout usMigrants & Refugees -
08 Nov 2022Italy Faces Legal Action as it Blocks Migrants from Disembarking Charity Rescue Ship."I'm just a seaman doing his job rescuing people in distress.." SOS Humanity has promised to take legal action against the decree of the Italian government and the prevention of the disembarkation of 35 rescued people. On Saturday, 5th November, Italy permitted Humanity 1 to dock at the port ofMigrants & Refugees -
07 Nov 2022Opinion: Sustainable seafarer onshore welfare funding. Pertinent lessons from the past.First published by Daily Cargo News | Monday, 7th November 2022 By David Hammond, CEO, Human Rights at Sea “What an indictment on the UN system and to the shipping industry of the 21st century thatLaw Reform and Policy -
31 Oct 2022As the UK announces another new Prime Minister: We ask, what will this mean for people living, working, or transiting at sea?Two months after losing the leadership race to Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak has been given a second chance at running the United Kingdom after winning the latest Tory leadership competition. At his firstEquality at SeaLaw Reform and PolicyMigrants & Refugees -
25 Oct 2022Professor Irini Papanicolopulu Joins the Human Rights at Sea, Board of Trustees.Human Rights at Sea is delighted to formally announce the further expansion of its Board of Trustees with the appointment of Professor Irini Papanicolopulu. Irini is currently an Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). She teaches and researches publicAbout us -
21 Oct 2022Human Rights at Sea Publishes its 8th Annual ReportHuman Rights at Sea is delighted to introduce its 8th Annual Report, which highlights our global impact and showcases that we do whatever it takes to prevent, detect and remedy human rights abuses inAbout us -
20 Oct 2022All at Sea? Is the Global Maritime Sector Effective in Business and Human Rights Implementation?Human Rights at Sea publishes a new independent review into implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights throughout the maritime sector. The extensive report provides both anLaw Reform and Policy
