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14 Mar 2022Emergency Ukraine Appeal LaunchSeafarers are facing life-threatening danger. The war in Ukraine is a humanitarian crisis. For the estimated 2,000 seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters, the situation is critical. Reports of vessels stuck in Ukrainian ports are growing, and we have already seen seafarers losing their lives in theAccess to Justice -
08 Mar 2022International Women's Day InterviewToday, we’re celebrating International Women’s Day and exploring this year’s theme “breaking the bias”. Speaking up against gender inequality, female naval leader Sam Kinsey-Briggs, and leadingEquality at Sea -
01 Mar 2022Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea launched todayToday marks the launch of the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, a landmark publication protecting the human rights of all people living, working, and crossing the sea. The Declaration is oneLaw Reform and Policy Development -
01 Feb 2022Survivors of world’s deadliest migration route share their abuse stories in French and GermanFor migrants and refugees fleeing adversity and egregious human rights abuse in Libya, the Central Mediterranean Sea is the only way to reach safety. Victims and survivors of the world’s deadliest migration route today widely share their stories of fear, suffering and hope in the latest publicationMigrants & Refugees -
27 Jan 2022Joint NGO letter to Secretary John Kerry reflects shared ambition to end IUU fishingTwenty-five global NGOs, including Human Rights at Sea, have united to affirm their stance against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an official letter to Secretary John Kerry, USLaw Reform and Policy Development -
23 Jan 2022Executive Administrator Charlotte Rumbol welcomed to Human Rights at SeaHuman Rights at Sea is delighted to welcome Charlotte Rumbol to the post of Executive Administrator to the NGO’s Senior Leadership Team in support of the ongoing expansion of core staff rolesAbout us -
27 Dec 2021UK UNCLOS Inquiry: Is UNCLOS Fit for Protecting Human Rights at Sea? A Comment.Commentary London. UK. Dr Elizabeth Mavropoulou provides a detailed commentary on one of the contemporary challenges that international law is facing today in protecting, monitoring, and enforcing human rights at sea. Original Article: EJIL:Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International LawLaw Reform and Policy Development -
10 Dec 2021New independent review explores violations of seafarers’ rights during COVID-19 and calls for action on World Human Rights Day 2021Press Release “We were forgotten and abandoned by everybody.” London. UK. On World Human Rights Day 2021, Human Rights at Sea publishes an independent review chronicling an ongoing humanitarian crisisAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
08 Dec 2021The International Bar Association holds webinar on human rights in the maritime industry on International Human Rights DayPress Release London. UK. This Friday 10 December 2021, on International Human Rights Day, the International Bar Association Human Rights Law Committee will host a webinar on Human Rights in theAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development
