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30 Nov 2022Human Rights at Sea Discussed by the Grand Committee at the UK House of LordsThe International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry took the opportunity to examine whether The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was fit for purpose in light of the challenges faced in the 21st Century as it approaches its 40th anniversary. UNCLOS was adopted in 1982Law Reform and Policy
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29 Nov 2022Maritime New Zealand Requests HRAS Advisory Opinion on a Future Model for Sustainable Seafarer Welfare Funding.Human Rights at Sea continues to work closely with the New Zealand Government’s maritime agency, Maritime New Zealand, providing a consultative advisory opinion on the core structure and keyLaw Reform and Policy
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23 Nov 2022NGO Observers request WCPFC consideration of enhancements to proposed fishers' safety, security and well-being regulationA collective of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) observer NGOs have come together to publicly share their detailed concerns around the implementation of a new conservation andLaw Reform and Policy
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21 Nov 2022U.S. Ocean Climate Action Plan Must Include Increased Measures to Address IUU fishing and Associated Human Rights Abuses at SeaAlongside leading environmental, human and labour rights organisations, Human Rights at Sea has added its support for the need to include measures to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and forced labour in seafood supply chains in the development of a U.S. Ocean ClimateLaw Reform and Policy
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18 Nov 2022UN: Human Rights Abuses At Sea By Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies Highlight the Urgent Need For Oversight of Maritime SecurityHuman Rights at Sea have engaged with The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCR) UN Working Group on a report highlighting the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rightsLaw Reform and Policy
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14 Nov 2022Combating the Smuggling of Migrants at SeaHuman Rights at Sea Board Member Participates in UNODC Training on Smuggling of Migrants at Sea. On Thursday, 3rd November, Dr Marika McAdam, member of the Human Rights at Sea Board of TrusteesAbout usMigrants & Refugees
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08 Nov 2022Italy Faces Legal Action as it Blocks Migrants from Disembarking Charity Rescue Ship."I'm just a seaman doing his job rescuing people in distress.." SOS Humanity has promised to take legal action against the decree of the Italian government and the prevention of the disembarkation of 35 rescued people. On Saturday, 5th November, Italy permitted Humanity 1 to dock at the port ofMigrants & Refugees
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07 Nov 2022Opinion: Sustainable seafarer onshore welfare funding. Pertinent lessons from the past.First published by Daily Cargo News | Monday, 7th November 2022 By David Hammond, CEO, Human Rights at Sea “What an indictment on the UN system and to the shipping industry of the 21st century thatLaw Reform and Policy
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31 Oct 2022As the UK announces another new Prime Minister: We ask, what will this mean for people living, working, or transiting at sea?Two months after losing the leadership race to Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak has been given a second chance at running the United Kingdom after winning the latest Tory leadership competition. At his firstEquality at SeaLaw Reform and PolicyMigrants & Refugees