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07 Jul 2026Cayman Maritime strengthens efforts to tackle sexual harassmentThe Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands is undertaking a concentrated inspection campaign focused on sexual harassment. It’s the next step in the registry’s long-term commitment to crew welfare, and it follows the release of Guidance Note 05/2025 (Rev 1.0) HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ONAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
03 Jul 2026Protecting Crew Lives launches yachting crew welfare survey after death of Paige BellPRESS RELEASE South Africa · July 3, 2026 Protecting Crew Lives (PCL) is calling on super yacht crew members to take its survey into their living and working conditions on the first anniversary of theAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
26 Jun 2026The hard reality and unspoken truths of human rights at seaOriginal article published by The Manila Times 17 June 2026 by Yashika Torib Reproduced with kind permission. (Updated 19 June 2025). Picking up from The Manila Times Maritime Section’s recentlyAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy Development -
25 Jun 2026Threat of Criminalisation Again Hangs Over Humanitarian Rescue OperationsFor now, the captain of the Sea-Watch 5 has been allowed to leave Italy and return home to the Netherlands. A criminal investigation into his alleged “aiding and abetting unauthorised immigration” is on-going, but he stands to fare much better than the many rescued people who have faced similarLaw Reform and Policy DevelopmentMigrants & Refugees -
19 Jun 2026European Commission strengthens Channel migration managementHuman Rights at Sea welcomes the European Commission’s action plan to counter illegal migration across the English Channel which was published on 16 June. Illegal migration along the Channel routeLaw Reform and Policy DevelopmentMigrants & Refugees -
17 Jun 2026Protecting Crew Lives Launches: The Industry Has Been Allowed to Look Away for Too LongPRESS RELEASE South Africa · June 17, 2026 A new independent platform arms superyacht crew with the knowledge, resources and voice that maritime law already entitles them to but that the industry hasAccess to Justice -
11 Jun 2026BlueRights training addresses lack of legal clarity around the right to life at seaA BlueRights training programme held at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta has highlighted one of the most pressing challenges in international law: how to protect people at sea using the existing law of the sea, and maritime and human rights law when legal responsibilities areProjects and Initiatives -
08 Jun 2026HRAS welcomes UK government’s latest bid to boost seafarers’ rightsHuman Rights at Sea (HRAS) welcomes the UK government’s latest efforts to cement stronger rights and protections in law for seafarers. Following the introduction of the national minimum wageLaw Reform and Policy Development -
01 Jun 2026ALERT: Seafarers Detained in Iran Over Possession of Hormuz-Related Phone MediaALERT. Human Rights at Sea has been contacted by families of foreign national seafarers who have been detained and whose whereabouts remain unknown in Iran for allegedly having images and video mediaAccess to Justice
