Press Release Immediate Friday 27 September 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea has announced Nikolas Evangelides as the latest speaker in the lineup for the International Human Rights Conference 2018. Nikolas Evangelides is a Senior Associate with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Ending Illegal Fishing Project, working on EU engagement and Brussels-based NGO partnerships. A European...
Press Release Immediate Tuesday 25 September 2018 London.UK. Today, Human Rights at Sea launches the second in its series of freely available educational films and accompanying infographics on the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and their application in the Maritime Environment. The film has been produced by Marlins, a leading crewing and maritime educational training...
Notice Friday 8th June 2018 UK.London. Leiden Law School hosts a conference on ‘The EU as a Global Actor in Maritime Security: Competences – Obligations – Accountability’ from 25 to 26 October 2018. It takes place in the framework of the ILS 2.0 research project ‘Policing the high seas: maritime law-enforcement in a multi-actor...
Review 18 May 2018 UK. Exploring the piracy debate. Dr Sofia Galani, Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol and a Non-Executive Board of Advisors member of Human Rights at Sea gave a short interview on Piracy the Human Rights and (wrongs) to the Navigate Response, a global crisis communications network specialising in the...
REVIEW 12 February 2018 UK. Exploring the human rights at sea debate. Human Rights at Sea is very pleased that Dr Sofia Galani, one of its Non- Executive Board of Advisors, gave an insightful academic presentation on January 23rd 2018 at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution on the topic of maritime security...
The continuing case of the incarceration following sentencing in January 2016 of the crew and Private Maritime Security guards of the MV Seaman Guard Ohio gains European Parliament attention. STATEMENT. 2 March 2016. Human Rights at Sea continues to support all lawful efforts to deliver justice based on facts alongside all other international organisations in this...
“Our families face financial ruin. Men have lost wives, houses have been repossessed, family members have died and one of the men is due to become a father in the next few days. This existence cannot be sustained indefinitely. Politicians on both sides should resolve their differences. It is unfortunate that normal people should...
Human Rights at Sea has updated its free on-line library as part of the charity’s drive to continue with the provision of academic materials, press articles, publications and policies for students and organisations around the World. We are building the HRAS Library and we would appreciate submission of any articles, papers, documents that may...
Human Rights at Sea & International Bar Association Joint Press Release LONDON 7 December 2015 Human Rights at Sea and International Bar Association launch initiative to capture maritime abuses with eyeWitness App Today, Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) announced the launch of an initiative to use...
Marlins is pleased to announce the launch of its new e-learning course, entitled ‘Humanitarian Response’. Developed in partnership with UK-based charity, Human Rights at Sea, this new e-learning course addresses the rescue of refugees and migrants at sea. The new course provides seafarers and shore personnel with: An understanding of the reasons why migrants...
Updated SeaWatch Migrant Rescue Blog – Lesbos Greece Human Rights at Sea is supporting Sea-Watch, an NGO founded upon a private initiative of German citizens and based on providing extra lookout capability and first assistance to people found in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. HRAS provides Sea-Watch with direct access to its extensive network...
Missing Seafarers & Fishers Reporting Programme fully mobile enabled PRESS RELEASE – Immediate Human Rights at Sea is pleased to announce that its Missing Seafarers & Fishers Reporting Programme online platform is now fully mobile enabled for all smart phones, tablets and mobile devices. This facility is a requirement for keeping pace with technological...
PRESS RELEASE Immediate Human Rights at Sea is very pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Jessica Tyson as a Trustee to the Charity. Captain Jessica Tyson first went to sea in 1988 in the Merchant Navy progressing through the ranks and sailing as Master. She has sailed on a wide variety of vessels,...
Press Release Immediate Human Rights at Sea is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Trustee to the Charity, Professor Steven Haines, and to announce the retirement of Mr. Jens Dieckmann. Steven Haines is Professor of Public International Law in the University of Greenwich and a Research Associate of the Centre for Rising Powers...
By Wendy Laursen 2015-10-04 Reproduced with permission “Would you buy a can of tuna that you knew had been caught by slaves and canned by slaves?” asked Dr Patricia Kailola, acting CEO of Pacific Dialogue, at Pacific Tuna Forum in September 2015. Despite a lack of reporting, human rights issues, as reported elsewhere, occur...
