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11 May 2022Postgraduate Research Scholarship on Human Rights at Sea now open for applicationsHuman Rights at Sea is pleased to support the dissemination of a newly created post-graduate opportunity by the University of Greenwich, London, UK, dedicated to expanding the academic development of human rights at sea. PhD Outline Led by Professor Steven Haines, this project is intended toAbout us -
05 May 2022Eradication of Modern Slavery at SeaOpinion piece by Carl Hunter, OBE Rule of law is a distinguishing British value. It provides the greatest equal opportunity since everyone, including our Monarch, are equal before it. We may be proudLaw Reform and Policy -
04 May 2022Will Australia Kick-The-Can on Sustainable Funding for Seafarer Welfare?Opinion 4 May 2022 The incoming Australian Government’s opportunity to assure long-term seafarer welfare funding and sustainability with minimal legislative amendment must not be derailed, sideLaw Reform and Policy -
11 Apr 2022War crimes against seafarers and neutral merchant vessels warrant accountabilitySix weeks, forty-seven days into the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the intensity of the conflict shows no chance of de-escalation. Seafarers remain in the firing line. The number of civilian deaths is rising exponentially day by day, as does incidents of indiscriminate attacks againstAccess to Justice -
07 Apr 2022House of Lords Report: The Law of the Sea in the 21st CenturyHuman rights at sea takes centre stage Opinion piece by Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou The UK House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence has just published its Report titled ‘Law Reform and Policy -
31 Mar 2022Impact of seafarers’ welfare maritime levy now evident in New Zealand, says Transport MinisterThe introduction of a dedicated maritime levy in New Zealand is visibly maximising support for seafarers, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Transport. The maritime levy contribution securesLaw Reform and Policy -
29 Mar 2022Ukraine: Blue Safe Corridors at SeaSeafarers stranded in the Black Sea. Blockade, mines and limited prospects for guaranteed safe evacuation While many seafarers who found themselves in Ukrainian territorial waters and ports managed to be evacuated shortly after Russia launched a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine on the 24th FebruaryAccess to Justice -
25 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine: #5: Insight and interview with an Odesa-based maritime lawyer"Mariupol is, I think, a nightmare situation because the terrorists they [are] just damaging everything there, so it may be the most awful thing we have ever seen for the last, maybe, decade of anyEquality at Sea -
24 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine: #4: Odesa: Seafarer welfare support with Stella Maris"Seafarers are human beings. There should be no differentiation based on their nationality." The courage of those seafarer welfare providers remaining in and around the port areas is franklyAccess to Justice
