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11 Jul 2021UK Crown Prosecution Service takes Compassionate Stance for Migrants and Refugees crossing English ChannelPress Release 11 July 2021 “We are confident the approach we have agreed today strikes a proportionate balance between deterring criminal gangs from attempting dangerous crossings and acting in the interests of justice and compassion.” Photo Credit: September 2020 | Photo: picture-alliance/PMigrants & Refugees -
08 Jul 2021572 people including children stranded at sea waiting to be disembarked in a place of safetyPress Release Thursday 8 July 2021 London.UK. SOS MEDITERRANEE chartered ship Ocean Viking still waiting to hear from the Italian and Maltese Maritime authorities on a place of safety forChildren at SeaMigrants & Refugees -
08 Jul 2021World Oceans Day 2021 Webinar: Confronting the Human Rights Crisis in Fisheries with ArbitrationPress Release 8 July 2021 London. UK. / Paris. France. On 8 June 2021, on the occasion of this year’s United Nations World Oceans Day with the theme of: “Ocean: Life and Livelihoods”, Human Rights atLaw Reform and Policy -
06 Jul 2021Ocean Viking: 572 survivors need to disembark in a Place of Safety without further delayPress Release Tuesday 6 July 2021 LONDON.UK. Following six rescue operations in the Maltese and Libyan search and rescue regions since last Thursday (July 1st), the Ocean Viking, SOS MEDITERRANEE search and rescue vessel is caring for 572 survivors, including 183 minors, who urgently need toChildren at SeaMigrants & Refugees -
01 Jul 2021In Force. New Zealand Amends Legislation to provide assured Seafarer Welfare fundingPress Release 1 July 2021 “insert: (c) the facilitation of, or support for, seafarer welfare services.” London. UK. In a historic move, the New Zealand government has updated its Maritime TransportLaw Reform and Policy -
30 Jun 2021The Guardian’s Full Story Podcast coverage of Kiribati Fisheries Observer Death at SeaPress Release 30 June 2021 London. UK. The Guardian continues its coverage of the case of the untimely death of Kiribati fisheries observer onboard the Taiwanese flagged WIN FAR 636 fishing vessel inLaw Reform and Policy -
29 Jun 2021OP-ED: Marine Investigations ReviewedOP-ED 29 June 2021 “It is a sad fact that, under the present system of many marine investigations and failures to identify the guilty and prosecute, seafarers are being deprived of one of the most essential components of Human Rights; Justice.” London.UK. Human Rights at Sea Advisory Board memberLaw Reform and Policy -
25 Jun 2021International Day of the Seafarer 2021: A Fair Future for Seafarers – Insights from a young seafarerPress Release Friday 25 June 2021 London. UK. Today, marks the Day of the Seafarer, an annual IMO-led day that aims to recognise the vital role seafarers make to our everyday lives. During the COVIDAbout us -
24 Jun 2021HRAS initiates first House of Lords discussion on human rights at seaPress Release Thursday 24 June 2021 London. UK. The question of what the UK Government is doing to protect human rights at sea was raised as an oral question by Human Rights at Sea Patron, LordLaw Reform and Policy
