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27 Dec 2022Braverman, Migrants, Refugees, and the Cruise Line Industry. A costly mistake waiting to happen?Opinion If you follow the UK press and current political positioning by the British Home Secretary Suella Braverman, it is reported that she "has not ruled out using disused cruise ships to house asylum seekers, saying "everything is on the table". At the very least, the cruise line industry must beMigrants & Refugees -
21 Dec 2022White Paper: Empowering People Working at Sea from Training to JusticeFollowing two years of research, peer outreach and associated drafting, Human Rights at Sea's Advisory Board member Toon van de Sande has completed an initial White Paper covering his thoughts on howAbout usEquality at Sea -
18 Dec 2022Human Rights Defender: An Interview with Dr Marika McAdamEvery year on 18th December, the world marks International Migrants Day, a day set aside to acknowledge the important contribution of migrants while highlighting the challenges they face. MigrantsAbout usMigrants & Refugees -
14 Dec 2022People Dead after Migrant Boat AccidentThree people are feared to have died after a small migrant boat encountered difficulties in the early hours in the English Channel. The major search and rescue operation was launched in UK waters in freezing conditions after reports of an incident earlier this morning. Home Secretary SuellaMigrants & Refugees -
09 Dec 2022Turning the Tide on LGBTQ+ Culture in the Royal Navy Since 2000Until 1999, if you were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, you were banned from serving in the British Armed Forces. If you were suspected to be anything other than "straight", you were intenselyAbout usEquality at Sea -
05 Dec 2022Working and Growing Through the PandemicAustralian Seafarer Welfare Providers’ Conference Reporting: 23-26 November 2022 Seafarer welfare providers in ports around Australia have 'had it tough' over the last three years, Paul MacGillivaryAbout usLaw Reform and Policy -
02 Dec 2022Ending Slavery is Easy. Why Won't Those with Power Act?Opinion piece by Dr Aidan McQuade, OBE During the 2019 rainy season, I travelled with colleagues to the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar. There we spent a week talking to families in five different communities. The men of the families worked in the country’s shrimp fisheries of the Gulf of Mottama. AsSlavery at Sea -
01 Dec 2022Human Rights at Sea is Proud to Support Wilton Park Human Rights Law at Sea ConferenceIn a few days, Wilton Park will bring together selected experts and practitioners to explore tensions between the fundamental concepts underpinning the law of the sea and those underpinningAbout usLaw Reform and Policy -
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 theLaw Reform and Policy
