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07 Sep 2025Are Humanitarian Activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla prepared for Israeli Use of Force?At the time of writing the 22 vessel humanitarian flotilla are off-shore Tunisa preparing for the next leg towards Gaza to attempt to breach the Israeli blockade and deliver aid - but are they prepared for Israeli Use of Force? The Flotilla organisation has stated its position. "We are a coalitionAccess to Justice -
06 Sep 2025Maritime Cadet awareness film on Bullying, Harassment and Exploitation LaunchedIn pro bono support of the Sailors Society 2025 Wellness at Sea Cadet conferences preparing the next generation for work, Human Rights at Sea has produced a new lived-experience film. The need toAccess to JusticeProjects and Initiatives -
05 Sep 2025'Normalize human rights narrative’ urges Manila Maritime SAR and HRAS Forum ParticipantsFrom C-suite boardrooms to ship control rooms: ‘Normalize human rights narrative’ urges Maritime SAR and HRAS forum participants OP-ED Yrhen Bernard Sabanal Balinis MNI MANILA, PHILIPPINES – In anAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
02 Sep 2025Endorsing the Manila Declaration for Seafarers Human Rights, Safety and WellbeingHuman Rights at Sea has endorsed and committed to supporting the Manila Declaration on Seafarers' Human Rights, Safety and Well-Being. 2 September 2025. On the final day of the 2025 International Conference held at The Diamond Hotel, Manila Bay, Philippines, alongside state authorities, diplomaticLaw Reform and Policy Development -
30 Aug 2025Awareness of human rights at sea raised among maritime officials in VanuatuGUEST BLOG - Dr Marika McAdam On 25 – 29 August 2025, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office on Southeast Asia and the Pacific (UNODC ROSEAP) facilitated a workshop on respondingAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy DevelopmentSlavery at Sea -
26 Aug 2025Is the Philippine State on the Brink of Leading Human Rights at Sea Impact and Change?The Government of the Republic of the Philippines is convening a defining conference on improving human rights' protections for all seafarers globally. The ‘International Conference on Seafarers’Access to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
17 Aug 2025Maersk’s Dilemma over UN Report on Gaza Conflict reflects Need for Supply Chain AccountabilityOPINION Read Time: 8 minutes [Updated 17 August 2025 20:36 BST] The global shipping firm A-P Moller Maersk (‘Maersk’) has been named by Ms. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, as being potentially complicit as one of the ‘global logistics giants’Access to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
11 Aug 2025UK Parliamentary Question on Ratification of Cape Town AgreementOn 28 July 2025, Lord Teverson asked the UK Government Department for Transport about the proposed ratification of the Cape Town Agreement to enhance fishing safety. The Cape Town Agreement (CTA)Access to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
07 Aug 2025NATO Revised Maritime Strategy ReleasedNATO has publicly released its revised Alliance Maritime Strategy in an Unclassified document reflecting the wide-ranging dissemination to 'stakeholders in industry and academia, partners and theLaw Reform and Policy Development
