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27 Jul 2021Shipbreaking in Turkey results in two deathsPress Release Tuesday 27 July 2021 LONDON.UK. HRAS partner, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform reported today that another fatal accident recently took place at the ship recycling yards of Aliağa, Turkey. On 12 July, Yılmaz Demir (55 years old) and Oğuz Taşkın (30 years old) were onboard the cruise shipSlavery at Sea -
27 Jul 2021Herbert Smith Freehills highlights HRAS Arbitration Tribunal ProjectPress Release 27 July 2021 London. UK. The international law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, has highlighted the ongoing arbitration project work of Human Rights at Sea and Shearman and SterlingLaw Reform and Policy -
27 Jul 2021UAE Government Resolution to help address Abandonment and Seafarers’ RightsPress Release 27 July 2021 London. UK. On 1 July 2021, the UAE Government’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure issued Cabinet Resolution No. (71) of 2021 on ‘Marine Wrecks And Violating Ships’ asLaw Reform and Policy -
22 Jul 2021Concern for seafarers during pandemic sparks new initiatives in Japanese Law SchoolProfile 22 July 2021 London. UK. / Tokyo, Japan. Professor Mariko Kawano’s interest in international law has always included the rights of individuals, but the plight of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic has led her to increase her engagement and build more opportunities for her students to beLaw Reform and Policy -
20 Jul 2021Vatican Points to Deep Contradiction in Maritime IndustryLondon. UK. Today, the ongoing global welfare crisis affecting seafarers and their families is discussed with Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) by representatives of The Vatican and Stella MarisLaw Reform and Policy -
20 Jul 2021Safeguarding Cadets from Physical and Mental Abuse: Lessons for the FuturePress Release 20 July 2021 London. UK. Following an incident onboard a Liberian flagged container vessel entering UK territorial waters in February 2021 in which a male engineering cadet was attackedLaw Reform and Policy -
18 Jul 2021Panama Maritime Authority acknowledges mistake in MV ALI BEY Case on ILO Abandonment DatabasePress Release 18 July 2021 London. UK. The ongoing case of the Panama-flagged, Turkish owned, MV ALI BEY (IMO 9070515) vessel arrested in Constanta Port, Romania and abandoned since 30 November 2020 has seen the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) acknowledge a misquotation of ITF regional co-ordinatorLaw Reform and Policy -
16 Jul 2021Frontex aware of human rights violations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea but failed to act finds EU ReportPress Release Friday 16 July 2021 London.UK. Yesterday the EU Rapporteur on Frontex, Mrs. Tineke Strik published her Report on the fact-finding investigation on Frontex concerning alleged fundamentalLaw Reform and Policy -
11 Jul 2021UK Crown Prosecution Service takes Compassionate Stance for Migrants and Refugees crossing English ChannelPress Release 11 July 2021 “We are confident the approach we have agreed today strikes a proportionate balance between deterring criminal gangs from attempting dangerous crossings and acting in theMigrants & Refugees
