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15 May 2019Bangladesh shipbreaking yard explosion kills two workers and severely injures fivePress Release Wednesday 15 June 2019 Reproduction from the NGO Shipbreaking Platform Press Release. ‘A loud blast in the early morning shook the Chittagong shipbreaking area. At around 8:30 AM, a fire broke out on board the vessel BUNGA KELANA 4 (IMO 9178343), beached at Mahinur Ship Breaking yard -
30 Apr 2019New UK Share Fishermen Briefing Note PublishedPRESS RELEASE 30 April 2019 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea, alongside the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and The Fishermen’s Mission, publishes today a new briefing note -
15 Apr 2019Rape at Sea, Flag State jurisdiction and the Search for JusticeCommentary 15th April 2019 London. UK. The alleged rape of a 17-year-old female UK national on the Panamanian flagged cruise ship MSC Divina as the ship sailed between Mallorca and the Spanish port of -
11 Apr 2019NGO Shipbreaking Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #18Press Release Thursday 11 March 2019 London.UK. The NGO Shipbreaking platform and Supporting Entity of Human Rights at Sea publishes its South Asia Quarterly Update #18. Update Report There were a total of 181 ships broken in the first quarter of 2019. Of these, 142 ships were sold to the beaches of -
11 Apr 20192019 Empowering Women Conference Speech by Sayedeh Hajar HejaziPress Release 11th April 2019 London.UK. Attending the 2019 Empowering Women in the Maritime Community conference at the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden, Human Rights at Sea legal -
05 Apr 2019First Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea publishedPress Release 5th April 2019 London.UK. The first version of the inaugural ‘ Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea‘ is today published by Human Rights at Sea after the initial drafting session was -
03 Apr 2019Human Rights at Sea Fifth AnniversaryPress Release 3rd April 2019 London.UK. Today, marks the fifth anniversary of Human Right at Sea. The past five years have seen steady development of the organisation from the genesis of an idea in early 2013, to a public promotion of the platform concept at the first London International Shipping -
01 Apr 2019Indian Seafarer Abandonment discussed at SAFETY4SEA London ConferencePress Release 1st April 2019 London.UK. The first SAFETY4SEA London conference was held at the Hellenic Centre with speaker support from Human Rights at Sea. The charity covered the issue of Indian -
24 Mar 2019Abandoned Indian Seafarer Family Statement on behalf of AB Mayur Gawade off UAE CoastPress Release 24th March 2019 “He left us to work to make life better for his family” said his Uncle. “We are very proud of him, but we want him back. We want him to visit his Grandmother’s grave.”
