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02 Aug 2025Collaborative Support for Indonesian Fishers engaged in Human Trafficking LawsuitAlongside other civil society organisations, Human Rights at Sea has decided to lend its support to a group of Indonesian fishers who have filed a human trafficking lawsuit for alledged abusive working conditions. The group of four fishermen from Indonesia, co-counseled by attorneys for NGOAccess to JusticeSlavery at Sea -
30 Jul 2025Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea Now Available in TurkishHuman Rights at Sea is pleased to announce the publication of the Turkish translation of the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea. This important document, which consolidates and advances theLaw Reform and Policy Development -
22 Jul 2025UK Civil Society Covenant Will Impact Human Rights Protections at SeaNot a moment too soon the publication of a Civil Society Covenant and Programme reflects a new principles-based arrangement for re-setting the relationship between the UK Government and civil societyAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
02 Jul 2025Limited Approach to Human Rights at Sea at Third UN Oceans ConferenceThe third UN Oceans Conference ‘Our Ocean, Our Future, Our Responsibility’ held in Nice, France, 9-13 June 2025, was a key opportunity for the emerging agenda around the protection of human rights at sea to be internationally profiled and advanced. Unfortunately, it failed to deliver to the extentAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
22 Jun 2025State of the Industry Snapshot: Bullying and harassment at seaA new report by the Sailors Society covering the issue of bullying and harassment has been issued in time for the 2025 IMO Day of the Seafarer in which Human Rights at Sea Founder shares his earlyAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
20 Jun 2025UN HRC59 Geneva: Discussing the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at SeaDuring the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, a Philippine Government led side event on better protecting seafarers' rights was held during which the GenevaAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
17 Jun 2025New documentary trailer 'The Tuna Truth' shows at UN Ocean ConferenceAt an event organized by Women in Ocean Science (WOS), the trailer for a new IPNLF documentary, The Tuna Truth with Serena Appleby, was shown in Nice at the UN Ocean Conference. The screening and panel were held at the Théâtre de Verdure, a scenic open-air amphitheatre in the heart of the city, on 9 -
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 StateAccess 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
