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14 Dec 2016The HRAS Interview: Dr. Lynn Simpson – Sailing War Zones and Cultural Conflicts Part 3/3Sailing War Zones and Cultural Conflicts [Part 3/3] Veterinarian Dr Lynn Simpson is a veteran of Australia’s live export trade and a veteran of Red Sea and Persian Gulf voyages delivering sheep and cattle to the Middle East. She speaks to HRAS about her experiences sailing with a mix of cultures on -
12 Dec 2016MV Seaman Guard Ohio guards & crew in Chennai prison for ChristmasThe three year case of the imprisoned crew and security guards of the MV Seaman Guard Ohio in an Indian prison continues. This Christmas, please support them with a card. This year and once again, the -
11 Dec 2016Press Release: Thailand must cease prosecution of human rights defendersHuman Rights at Sea is pleased to overtly support the case of Andy Hall in Thailand alongside a global coalition of organisations spanning civil society in order to continue to highlight the abuses in -
10 Dec 2016Human Rights Day 2016 – CEO’S MessageToday, we celebrate and promote Human Rights Day across the globe. This commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to -
06 Dec 2016LGBTQ. Carnival Corporation Earns Perfect Score in Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality IndexWorld’s largest leisure travel company earns perfect score of 100 and designation for third straight year as 2017 best place to work for LGBTQ equality MIAMI, Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Carnival -
28 Nov 2016eyeWitness to Atrocities app wins 2016 Innovation in Global Security PrizeLeft to right: Wendy Betts, eyeWitness Project Director; Ambassador Christian Dussey, GCSP Director; and Mark Ellis, IBA Executive DirectorThe has won the – established to ‘recognise deserving -
17 Nov 2016Sexual violence at sea. Dr. Lynn Simpson – Being the Only Woman OnboardBeing The Only Woman On Board [Part 2/3] The first thing veterinarian Dr Lynn Simpson did before boarding the livestock carriers that she worked on for the first time was to slip on a wedding ring. Even though she wasn’t married, it helped to deter unwanted attention from the men she encountered at -
08 Nov 2016Press Release: BHM Penlaw joins with Human Rights at SeaPRESS RELEASE Immediate The international law firm BHM Penlaw with offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Paris and Edinburgh have longstanding relationships and networks to maritime and marine industries as -
01 Nov 2016Putting human rights at sea on the supply chain mapPutting human rights at sea on the supply chain map Reproduced with permission. 31 October 2016. Verisk Maplecroft. At any one time in a year, 90,000 cargo ships are carrying around 80% of all global
