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01 Sep 2021BBC Investigates GULF SKY Hijacking IncidentPress Release 1 September 2021 London. UK. The geo-political case of the hijacking in July 2020 of the GULF SKY from UAE waters to Iran with 28 Indian crew has been further investigated by the BBC in a long-read article now available on-line. First reported by HRAS on 27 May 2020 as a case ofSlavery at Sea -
01 Sep 2021Human Rights at Sea welcomes new Head of OperationsPress Release 1 September 2021 London. UK. Human Rights at Sea is delighted to welcome Martyn Illingworth into the role of Head of Operations and Development. Martyn will lead on the implementation ofAbout us -
30 Aug 2021I-Kiribati Seafaring Community Pleads with Government to Repatriate Stranded ColleaguesPress Release 30 August 2021 London. UK. / Brisbane. Australia. Concerns for the future of Kiribati’s maritime workforce have escalated across the small Pacific Island nation, as the community appealsLaw Reform and Policy -
30 Aug 2021HRAS Urges Increased IMO Transparency in the Reporting of Seafarer AbusePress Release 30 August 2021 London. UK. The UK-based charitable NGO Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has called upon the IMO to increase its level of transparency and factual detail in the public reporting of cases reflecting human and labour rights abuse of seafarers. The change being requested isLaw Reform and Policy -
25 Aug 2021Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea Drafting Team UpdatePress Release Wednesday 25 August 2021 London. UK. The Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, together with its Annexes, is currently in the final stages of drafting for publication. TheLaw Reform and Policy -
16 Aug 2021Syrian Master Urgently Requests Support to End Eight Month AbandonmentPress Release 16 July 2021 London. UK. The Master of the MV Ali Bey (IMO 9070515) has provided a voluntary video testimony to Human Rights at Sea outlining the privations that he and the remainingLaw Reform and Policy -
13 Aug 2021SaferWaves. Supporting Seafarers who have suffered Sexual Violence or Gender DiscriminationPress Release 13 July 2021 London. UK. The UK-based NGO, Safer Waves, has recently been established to provide a route to support for seafarers who have suffered incidents of sexual violence or gender discrimination at sea as a new independent service for victims of egregious human rights abuseEquality at Sea -
02 Aug 2021‘Developing Human Rights at Sea’ available via Open Access of the Ocean Yearbook 35th EditionPress Release Wednesday 2 August 2021 London. UK. Steven Haines, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Greenwich, London, and Trustee of Human Rights at Sea has published anAbout us -
29 Jul 2021HRAS Reviews Call for Global Seafarer Advocacy OrganisationReview 29 July 2021 London. UK. There is a clear need for a more coordinated approach to supporting seafarers where resources are pooled into a single body that can leverage legal expertise andLaw Reform and Policy
