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28 Sep 202250 Million People Worldwide Trapped in Modern SlaverySlavery. It sounds archaic. Sadly, slavery is not a thing of the past. According to the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, an estimated 50 million people are currently trapped in modern slavery situations, including forced labour and forced marriage. This now equates to 1 in every 150 people and isSlavery at Sea -
26 Sep 2022Seafarers' Mental Health and Wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemicHuman Rights at Sea Advisory Board member Professor Neil Greenberg worked with Dr Samantha K Brooks to publish a review of seafarers' mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. TheEquality at Sea -
14 Sep 2022Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea: An Endeavor to Connect Law of the Sea and International Human Rights LawDr Natalie Klein, Trustee at Human Rights at Sea, has published an article on the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea: An Endeavor to Connect Law of the Sea and International Human Rights LawLaw Reform and Policy -
12 Sep 2022New York, New YorkBeacons of Light I’ve just wrapped up a trip to New York, and we can’t wait to share the outcomes of this when we can. But alongside a very packed schedule, I managed to explore a little bit. I spent an afternoon in the seaport district, learning about the city’s maritime history. The mostAbout us -
08 Sep 2022Human Rights at Sea mourns the death of Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth IIHuman Rights at Sea joins the world in mourning the death of Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II, who sadly passed away on Thursday, 8 September 2022, at 96 years of age. Flags across the UnitedAbout us -
07 Sep 2022UK announces New Prime Minister, Liz Truss but will Human Rights protections be at the forefront?On 6 September 2022, the UK appointed its new leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister, Liz Truss. At midday today, the Prime Minister was in the House of Commons opposite labour leader SirLaw Reform and Policy -
31 Aug 2022New Central Mediterranean Rescue Ship “Humanity 1” sets sail with embedded Human Rights observerHuman Rights at Sea is pleased to support the launch of "Humanity 1", which set sail from Spain for the Central Mediterranean on Saturday, 27th August 2022, for its first mission on behalf of the German Aid group, SOS Humanity The rescue ship and crew members will sail for the search and rescueMigrants & Refugees -
26 Aug 2022Professor Sir Malcolm Evans KCMG OBE joins the Human Rights at Sea Advisory BoardSir Malcolm Evans KCMG OBE is currently a Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol, and Principal-elect of Regent's Park College, Oxford. His areas of focus include tortureAbout us -
18 Aug 2022Lobbying for human rights protections within the proposed UNCLOS marine biological diversity ConventionHuman Rights at Sea (HRAS) continues to lobby for the explicit inclusion of fundamental human rights protections for persons at sea to be embedded within the proposed UNCLOS marine biologicalLaw Reform and Policy
