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01 May 2023South Atlantic Fisheries Enforcement with the Falkland Islands Maritime AuthorityWithout effective enforcement at sea, impunity and associated unlawful activities in the waters around the Falkland Islands threaten not just wider ocean conservation but the responsible management and value of the natural resources. Over the past weeks, Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has been in theLaw Reform and Policy Development -
06 Jan 2023New Decree Obstructs Lifesaving Rescue Efforts at Sea and Will Cause More DeathsHuman Rights at Sea has joined with a range of civil society organisations to issue the following statement: "We, civil organisations engaged in search and rescue (SAR) activities in the centralMigrants & Refugees -
13 Jul 2022UK Government shines much needed light onto hidden issue of suicide of seafarersAnalysis The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has published research into the mental health crisis affecting seafarers specifically highlighting suicide at sea including the lack of reliable dataAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
23 Jun 2022Maritime Humanitarian Corridors in Ukraine (Part 2)Part II: Re-Establishing Exports from Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is already causing disastrous effects on global food and agricultural supplies. Ukraine is one of the world’s foremost grain exporters. But, at the moment, millions of tons of grain remain trapped in Ukraine (footnote 1). TheAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
16 Jun 2022Weak UK Government response to House of Lords UNCLOS Inquiry and explicit human rights at sea recommendationsOpinion The UK Government has responded to the International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 being 'Fit for Purpose in theLaw Reform and Policy Development -
06 Jun 2022First European and International Human Rights at Sea (EHRAS) course successfully held in ItalyThe first annual European and International Human Rights at Sea course – the EHRAS project, led by Professor Irini Papanicolopulu at the University of Milano-Bicocca, and co-funded by the EU under theLaw Reform and Policy Development -
30 May 2022Maritime Levy Campaign receives direct engagement from Australian MPsUK / Australia. Human Rights at SEA (HRAS) has undertaken a second round of letter writing lobbying and direct engagement with 19 key members of the newly formed Australian Parliament, as well as the new Australian Prime Minister, Mr Anthony Albanese. The recent federal elections saw a significantLaw Reform and Policy Development -
07 Apr 2022House of Lords Report: The Law of the Sea in the 21st CenturyHuman rights at sea takes centre stage Opinion piece by Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou The UK House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence has just published its Report titled ‘Law Reform and Policy Development -
23 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine #3: A Besieged Port and a Chief Officer’s Insight“There are some crew who are suffering with shortages of provisions and the fear that they will not get home to see their families.” Outside Odesa port we met with a local ship manager in a publicAccess to Justice
