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04 Oct 2017The Chennai Six – Four years of hellChennai 6 Family Press Release 4 October 2017 Relatives of the British war heroes wrongly imprisoned in India are marking the fourth anniversary of their arrest by stepping up the campaign to free them. The families will be lobbying MPs on Thursday, October 12, and will also hand in a petition to 10 -
27 Sep 2017Human Rights at Sea publishes Third Annual ReportPRESS RELEASE 27th September 2017 HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA PUBLISHES THIRD ANNUAL REPORT Human Rights at Sea publishes its Annual Report for the year ending May 2016 today. The 40-page report -
25 Sep 2017Europêche fishing vessel owners defend full respect for fishers’ social and labour rights in ILO– Press release – First issued: Brussels, 22th September 2017 At the ‘Tripartite Meeting on Issues Relating to Migrant Fishers’ organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) this week in -
25 Sep 2017HRAS Intern graduates with a Distinction from Université catholique de LouvainHuman Rights at Sea is very pleased to report that our first Erasmus+ intern, Mélanie Glodkiewicz, has successfully graduated in International Relations from the Université catholique de Louvain with a top-level Distinction based on her human rights and humanitarian work. Reporting from the -
20 Sep 2017Seafarer mental health trauma leaflet now available in Tagalog languagePRESS RELEASE 20 September 2017 SEAFARER MENTAL HEALTH TRAUMA LEAFLET NOW AVAILABLE IN TAGALOG LANGUAGE Human Rights at Sea is very pleased to announce that following the success of the mental health -
16 Sep 2017HRAS Interview No. 30: Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt Executive Director Rafto Foundation for Human RightsThe Rafto Legacy Photo Credit: Hans Jørgen Brun Interview with Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt Executive Director Rafto Foundation for Human Rights. The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights was established in -
14 Sep 2017David Hammond retires as CEO of Human Rights at SeaPRESS RELEASE Immediate 14 September 2017 DAVID HAMMOND RETIRES AS CEO OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA The Trustees of Human Rights at Sea today announce that the Founder of the charity, David Hammond, will be retiring from his role as CEO and will become a Trustee effective as of 1 October 2017. The charity -
11 Sep 2017Italy sees major drop in migrant crossings from Libya to Europe. But is the cost too high?Human Rights at Sea comments in the recent article by The Christian Science Monitor about the increasing concern about the actions of the Italian State and European Union in trampling on customary -
05 Sep 2017MOAS suspends Mediterranean migrant rescue operationsIn an unprecedented step, the Malta based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) search and rescue (SAR) NGO has suspended all rescue operations in the Mediterranean citing, among other reasons, concern
