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28 Aug 2014HRAS welcomes New Zealand Government’s first charges for human traffickingThree Indian males living in New Zealand have been arrested and two charged in relation to people trafficking in what is the first such incidence of an apparent crack-down by New Zealand authorities into such illegal activities. Photo Credit: ALDEN WILLIAMS/FAIRFAX NZ The defendants have beenLaw Reform and PolicySlavery at Sea
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27 Aug 2014Fijian Police close case of alleged Fijian fishermen being shot at seaPolice confirm case involving fishermen being shot is now closed Source: Fijivillage.com Story by Praneeta Prakash Tuesday, 26/08/2014 The Fiji Police Force confirms that the case in relation to aLaw Reform and Policy
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27 Aug 2014The Human Rights at Sea international initiative contributes to the German Federal Government’s initiative “Charter of the Future – One World – Our Responsibility” by invitation as part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.The HRAS international initiative is strongly represented in Germany. Its engagement with and by the German Federal Government has been a leading example of direct European engagement on the
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24 Aug 2014HRAS updates translation analysis of YouTube footage depicting murder of seafarersHRAS continues an independent investigation into the murder of five seafarers in international waters, with open-source release of further analysis of the YouTube mobile phone footage that was originally posted online on 17 August 2014. Language experts instructed by HRAS have been able to identifyAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy
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21 Aug 2014HRAS announces the commencement of its own international investigation into the murders of seafarers in international waters.HRAS announces the commencement of its own international investigation into the murders of seafarers in international waters. HRAS is being supported by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of theAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy
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20 Aug 2014HRAS obtains first translation of crew comments during murder of seafarers in international watersHRAS has kindly been provided with verified translations of crew comments made over mobile phone footage during the YouTube video showing the murder of seafarers in international waters. The footageAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy
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19 Aug 2014HRAS expands into Argentina with new correspondent – Dr. Agustín Blanco-BazánHRAS is very pleased to announce that its interests have been expanded into Argentina through its new South American correspondent, Dr. Agustín Blanco-Bazán. ABOUT Agustín Blanco-Bazán was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1949. After his graduation as a lawyer at the University of Buenos Aires heLaw Reform and Policy
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18 Aug 2014Apparent acts of murder of seafarers on the high seas now under investigationSource: Stuff, New Zealand YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq6wVaB8Wnc&feature=youtu.be [FOOTAGE YET TO BE VERIFIED] “A video that appears to show fishermen being murdered at sea has beenAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy
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18 Aug 2014Chinese translation of the HRAS Briefing Note now availableThe Chinese translation of the HRAS briefing note can now be found on the HRAS Home Page and at https://www.humanrightsatsea.com/uploads/20140616-HRAS_Briefing_Note_CHINESE.pdf