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16 Feb 2022RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool fails public transparency, accountability, and remediation reviewOPINION 16 February 2022 London. UK. The RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool as part of the Seafarers Code of Conduct initiated by the Sustainable Shipping Industry (SSI) does not meet basic tests for public transparency, accountability, or remediation, while the flawed self-certificationAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy -
01 Feb 2022Survivors of world’s deadliest migration route share their abuse stories in French and GermanFor migrants and refugees fleeing adversity and egregious human rights abuse in Libya, the Central Mediterranean Sea is the only way to reach safety. Victims and survivors of the world’s deadliestMigrants & Refugees -
27 Jan 2022Joint NGO letter to Secretary John Kerry reflects shared ambition to end IUU fishingTwenty-five global NGOs, including Human Rights at Sea, have united to affirm their stance against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an official letter to Secretary John Kerry, USLaw Reform and Policy -
23 Jan 2022Executive Administrator Charlotte Rumbol welcomed to Human Rights at SeaHuman Rights at Sea is delighted to welcome Charlotte Rumbol to the post of Executive Administrator to the NGO’s Senior Leadership Team in support of the ongoing expansion of core staff roles reflecting the increasing levels of global engagement with the organisation’s work. Charlotte has bothAbout us -
27 Dec 2021UK UNCLOS Inquiry: Is UNCLOS Fit for Protecting Human Rights at Sea? A Comment.Commentary London. UK. Dr Elizabeth Mavropoulou provides a detailed commentary on one of the contemporary challenges that international law is facing today in protecting, monitoring, and enforcingLaw Reform and Policy -
10 Dec 2021New independent review explores violations of seafarers’ rights during COVID-19 and calls for action on World Human Rights Day 2021Press Release “We were forgotten and abandoned by everybody.” London. UK. On World Human Rights Day 2021, Human Rights at Sea publishes an independent review chronicling an ongoing humanitarian crisisAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy -
08 Dec 2021The International Bar Association holds webinar on human rights in the maritime industry on International Human Rights DayPress Release London. UK. This Friday 10 December 2021, on International Human Rights Day, the International Bar Association Human Rights Law Committee will host a webinar on Human Rights in the maritime industry. This webinar is part of a series of webinars celebrating international Human RightsAccess to JusticeLaw Reform and Policy -
03 Dec 2021Sea-Watch airborne operations in Mediterranean highlight lack of assistance from EUPress Release 4 December 2021 London. UK. Recent rescue operations carried out in the central Mediterranean reinforce the fatal consequences of European member States’ failure to assist migrants andMigrants & Refugees -
02 Dec 2021Survivors of deadly Mediterranean migrant crossing share testimonies in new publicationPress Release London. UK. For migrants and refugees fleeing adversity in Libya, the dangerous Central Mediterranean Sea is the only way to reach safety the only passage to safety. Victims andMigrants & Refugees
