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28 Dec 2018Migrants crossing The English Channel & Port StrategiesCOMMENT 28 December 2018 London.UK. The recent increase in migrant crossings from France to England across one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, has prompted calls within the UK to increase sea patrols and prevent crossings. Nonetheless, the issue should not be unexpected for UK Border Force as -
21 Dec 2018Human Rights at Sea Annual Review 2018ANNUAL REVIEW 21 December 2018 London.UK. Looking back over past annual reviews there is a common theme of highlighting what we can do better in addition to discussing our successes and delivery. As -
19 Dec 20182018 International Maritime Human Rights Conference ReviewedREVIEW “ Human rights and dignity must be a high priority for the maritime sector”. Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, 29 October 2018 London. UK. On 29th October -
13 Dec 2018Fishermen’s Welfare and Human Rights Report for Ascension Island EEZ PublishedPRESS RELEASE 13 December 2018 LONDON. UK. Human rights at Sea today publishes a commissioned report undertaken by the charity’s not-for-profit trading consultancy H uman Rights at Sea International Ltd, which is a comparative independent assessment of the potential risks to the welfare and human -
11 Dec 2018HRAS exposes case of over 30 abandoned seafarers in UAE watersPRESS RELEASE 11 December 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea has published an expose on the shocking case of over 30 seafarers abandoned on three vessels in UAE waters. The latest case study is part -
10 Dec 2018Human Rights Day 10 December 2018Press Release Monday 10 December 2018 London.UK. Today we mark the 70th year anniversary of the United Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is the day that the United Nations General Assembly -
06 Dec 2018Updated commentary on flagging issue of Aquarius SAR vesselCOMMENTARY Thursday 6 December 2018 Geneva. Update to 3 December Press Release on flagging of the Aquarius Switzerland. The country of Henry Dunant, father of humanitarian principles, has responded to a popular request and parliamentary motion to allow the Aquarius, Search and Rescue (SAR) vessel of -
06 Dec 2018HRAS publishes new legal research paper on Business and Human RightsPRESS RELEASE 6th December 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea publishes its latest legal research paper on maritime business and human rights as part of its ongoing legal research programme. The -
04 Dec 2018HRAS Comments from Geneva on the status of the SAR NGO vessel AquariusPRESS RELEASE Tuesday 04 December 2018 Geneva. On November 30th, the Swiss Parliament has responded to a parliamentary inquiry on the possibility of letting the Aquarius, search-and-rescue (SAR) ship
