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Human rights apply at sea, as they do on land

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The Ground Zero for Human Rights at Sea since 2014

We are a global non-profit civil society catalyst driving necessary change through policy and legislative development for improved human rights' protections at sea.

We will provide an independent platform to combat misinformation, advance facts and challenge impunity.

We will seek to trigger positive systemic, institutional and generational change.

Human rights apply at sea, as they do on land

30 Million

people estimated living, working and transiting at sea every day.

45%

of women working at sea reported sexual harassment.

11%

of all seafarer deaths 2019-2023 were from SUICIDE surpassing the number of deaths caused by onboard injuries.

52

countries where HRAS has influenced Law & Policy development.

150

reports, publications and resources issued since 2014.

130,000

seafarers onshore welfare facilities assured by updated primary legislation in one coastal state.

GENEVA DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA

The Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea confirms that human rights apply at sea as they do on land.

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30 million people are at sea, right now

The work we do is challenging, expensive, and indispensable.

Human Rights at Sea was established to be independent, free-thinking, ethical and morally focused with the aim to better protect people at sea. Please consider supporting the work with a financial contribution, or contact us direct for Partnership development: enquiries@humanrightsatsea.org

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