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29 Jul 2021HRAS Reviews Call for Global Seafarer Advocacy OrganisationReview 29 July 2021 London. UK. There is a clear need for a more coordinated approach to supporting seafarers where resources are pooled into a single body that can leverage legal expertise and lobbying power to advocate for the rights of seafarers, according to the newly released Inmarsat-sponsoredLaw Reform and Policy -
27 Jul 2021Shipbreaking in Turkey results in two deathsPress Release Tuesday 27 July 2021 LONDON.UK. HRAS partner, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform reported today that another fatal accident recently took place at the ship recycling yards of Aliağa, TurkeySlavery at Sea -
27 Jul 2021Herbert Smith Freehills highlights HRAS Arbitration Tribunal ProjectPress Release 27 July 2021 London. UK. The international law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, has highlighted the ongoing arbitration project work of Human Rights at Sea and Shearman and SterlingLaw Reform and Policy -
27 Jul 2021UAE Government Resolution to help address Abandonment and Seafarers’ RightsPress Release 27 July 2021 London. UK. On 1 July 2021, the UAE Government’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure issued Cabinet Resolution No. (71) of 2021 on ‘Marine Wrecks And Violating Ships’ as part of its new pathway “to regulate the navigational activities, protection of the marineLaw Reform and Policy -
22 Jul 2021Concern for seafarers during pandemic sparks new initiatives in Japanese Law SchoolProfile 22 July 2021 London. UK. / Tokyo, Japan. Professor Mariko Kawano’s interest in international law has always included the rights of individuals, but the plight of seafarers during the COVID-19Law Reform and Policy -
20 Jul 2021Vatican Points to Deep Contradiction in Maritime IndustryLondon. UK. Today, the ongoing global welfare crisis affecting seafarers and their families is discussed with Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) by representatives of The Vatican and Stella MarisLaw Reform and Policy -
20 Jul 2021Safeguarding Cadets from Physical and Mental Abuse: Lessons for the FuturePress Release 20 July 2021 London. UK. Following an incident onboard a Liberian flagged container vessel entering UK territorial waters in February 2021 in which a male engineering cadet was attacked by a fellow crew member thereby putting him in fear for his safety, Human Rights at Sea todayLaw Reform and Policy -
18 Jul 2021Panama Maritime Authority acknowledges mistake in MV ALI BEY Case on ILO Abandonment DatabasePress Release 18 July 2021 London. UK. The ongoing case of the Panama-flagged, Turkish owned, MV ALI BEY (IMO 9070515) vessel arrested in Constanta Port, Romania and abandoned since 30 November 2020Law Reform and Policy -
16 Jul 2021Frontex aware of human rights violations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea but failed to act finds EU ReportPress Release Friday 16 July 2021 London.UK. Yesterday the EU Rapporteur on Frontex, Mrs. Tineke Strik published her Report on the fact-finding investigation on Frontex concerning alleged fundamentalLaw Reform and Policy
