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UAE Government Resolution to help address Abandonment and Seafarers’ Rights

Human Rights, Labour rights, Law, Publications, UAE

London. UK.  On 1 July 2021, the UAE Government's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure issued Cabinet Resolution No. (71) of 2021 on 'Marine Wrecks And Violating Ships' as part of its new pathway "to regulate the navigational activities, protection of the marine environment, safety and security of the UAE maritime sector and to protect the rights of seafarers on board ships in UAE waters and ports" detailed by its accompanying Circular. The Resolution was signed-off by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Prime Minister.

Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea Operational Annex under review

Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, Governance, Law, MLC 2006

London. UK.  On Friday 26th February, Prof. Dr.iur. Anna Petrig, Prof. Irini Papanicolopulu, Prof. Steven Haines, Dr. Sofia Galani, David Hammond and Dr. Elisabeth Mavropoulou, members of the core drafting team of the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, virtually convened to review the drafting of the Operational Annex of the final version of the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea.

WCPFC 17: Human and Labour Rights Developments and Challenges

Article, Commentary, Conservation, Fisheries Observer, WCPFC

London. UK. Human Rights at Sea has Observer status with the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and attended the virtual WCPFC 17th Regular Session between 7-15th December 2020. The charitable NGO presented a detailed intervention on its peer-reviewed proposal for a new and dedicated Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) and follow on paper covering the ramifications for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), specifically focusing on the safety, security and well-being of fisheries observers.

Global Arbitration Review Article on Innovative Arbitration Development

Arbitration, Article, HRAS Development, Human Rights, Policy, Press Release, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Press Release 26 May 2020 London. UK. With permission, the Global Arbitration Review journal ‘GAR’ has allowed Human Rights at Sea to reproduce its recent international article on 5 May 2020 about the development of the new joint development project with the Paris-based arbitration team of Shearman & Sterling LLP into assessing whether or not...

Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea on-line platform launched on World Human Rights Day

Abuse, Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, Governance, Human Trafficking, Law, Policy, Press Release

London. UK.The 10thof December is World Human Rights Day. This is the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is a key date in the calendar for human rights defenders to profile their valuable, challenging and often dangerous work helping to uphold and develop human rights provisions, policies, effective remedies and standards globally.

Iranian Ship Detentions: Time for updated Deprivation of Liberty at Sea Guidance

Deprivation of Liberty At Sea, Detention, Gulf, India, Iran, Press Release, Seafarers, Stena Impero, Straits of Hormuz, UK flagged

Press Release 22 July 2019 London. UK. Following the detention by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces of the UK-flagged Stena Impero on Friday 19 July and the latest reported actions which have seen the 23 person crew taken off the ship for “questioning”, Human Rights at Sea renews its call for widely-accepted UN guidance outlining the basic...

India Driving National Human Rights at Sea Agenda

HRAS Development, Human Rights, India, legislation, National Human Rights Commission, Policy, Press Release

Press Release 15th July 2019 London, UK. The Indian Government and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) are driving forward with the newly created ‘human rights at sea’ agenda in quick time following the first national seminar on the topic held in Mumbai on 28 February 2019, and last week’s historic NHRC meeting in New Dehli...

India. Forum for Integrated National Security Seminar ‘Human Rights at Sea’ report published

Development, Government, HRAS Development, Human Rights, India, Policy, Press Release

Press Release 23 May 2019 London. UK. / Mumbai. India. With permission, Human Rights at Sea publishes the final report and recommendations of the 2019 Forum for Integrated National Security (FINS) seminar on ‘Human Rights at Sea’ held at The Leela Hotel, Mumbai on 28 February 2019. The report details the current discussion, issues and concerns...

City of Geneva formally supports Geneva Declaration Development

Geneva, Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, HRAS Development, Human Rights, International Issues, Legal, Partnerships, Policy, Press Release

Press Release 21st May 2019 Geneva. Switzerland. In a significant move, the City of Geneva has formally supported and endorsed the development of Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea in a signing ceremony held at the Palace Eynard in Geneva between the Mayor of Geneva, Mr. Sami Kanaan, and the Founder of the charity, Human Rights...

WWF cite charity’s work in Pacific Fisheries Crew Welfare Licence Initiative

Case Study, Fiji, Fishermen, Fishing, Forced Labour, HRAS, Human Rights, International Issues

Press Release 18th May 2019 London. UK. The recent Human Rights at Sea and NGO Pacific Dialogue Fijian fisheries case study about Mesake Kaisuva by his widow Salote Kaisuva, has been used by WWF Western and Central Pacific Tuna Programme Team to brief the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Working Group (MCSWG)...

Fishermen’s Welfare and Human Rights Report for Ascension Island EEZ Published

Ascension Island, Policy, Press Release, Publications, Reports, Resources, seafood, Stop Illegal Fishing, Supply Chain, Tuna Fleets

PRESS RELEASE 13 December 2018 LONDON. UK.  Human rights at Sea today publishes a commissioned report undertaken by the charity’s not-for-profit trading consultancy Human Rights at Sea International Ltd, which is a comparative independent assessment of the potential risks to the welfare and human rights of fishermen operating within the Ascension Island Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)...

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