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02 Sep 2019Human Rights at Sea sponsors LISW 2019 Propeller Club EventPress Release 2 September 2019 London. UK. As part of the forthcoming London International Shipping Week, Human Rights at Sea is pleased to announce its co-sponsorship alongside other key maritime organisations ASP Ship Management, GNS, Spinnaker Global, L & R Midland, TMC Marine and St Kitts & -
02 Sep 2019New Indian Koli Fishing Community Human Rights Baseline Study publishedPress Release 2nd September 2019 London. UK / Mumbai. India. Reflecting ongoing human rights research work throughout the maritime environment and associated supply chains today Human Rights at Sea -
21 Aug 2019Human Rights and International Solidarity Special Rapporteur Briefing NotePress Release 21st August 2019 London, UK. Human Rights at Sea today publishes new briefing note reviewing the report of the UN Independent Expert and special rapporteur on human rights and -
21 Aug 2019Seafarer abuse continues with low settlement offers for outstanding wagesPress Release & Comment 21st August 2019 London, UK. This evening Human Rights at Sea was contacted in desperation by a seafarer and Indian national 34-year-old Vikas Mishra from Jaunpur who had previously suffered 35 months and 13 days onboard the UAE flagged MV Tamim Aldar owned by Eliteway Marine -
12 Aug 2019Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea featured on Swiss RTS RadioPress Release 12th August 2019 Geneva. Switzerland. Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), the Geneva based Swiss public broadcasting organisation introduced and featured the Geneva Declaration on Human -
12 Aug 2019Independent review of UAE legal and policy protections for SeafarersPress Release 12th August 2019 Dubai. UAE. / London. UK. Human Rights at Sea today issues an independent review and briefing note on the current legal and policy protections for seafarers operating in -
06 Aug 2019China fishing vessel safety workshop looks towards treaty ratificationPress Release 6th August 2019 London. UK. [Reproduction of IMO Press Release] National workshop discussed China’s potential ratification and implementation of fisheries-related conventions, including IMO’s 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), aimed at improving safety standards on fishing vessels, and -
06 Aug 2019Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency enacts new crew welfare regulationsPress Release 6th August 2019 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea is pleased to report that as of 23 May 2019, the 17 member State Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has enacted new agreed minimum terms -
24 Jul 2019Pacific Fisheries Abuses: Testimony of Fijian Fishing Widows, Mother and SisterPress 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
