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08 Jun 2021“Confronting the Human Rights Crisis in Fisheries: How Arbitration Can Improve Fishers’ Access to Justice” WebinarPress Release Webinar UN World Oceans Day 8 June 2021 13:00 CET London, UK. On the occasion of the Annual United Nations World Oceans Day, themed Ocean: Life and Livelihoods, Human Rights at Sea and global law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP will hold a webinar entitled “ Confronting the Human RightsAccess to Justice
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04 Jun 2021Flag States: How Can We Get Them to Improve their Performance?OP-ED 4 June 2021 London. UK. Chris Whomersley was Deputy Legal Adviser in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office prior to his retirement in 2014. The following OP-ED reflects upon the 23 May 21 OP-EDAbout usLaw Reform and Policy
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01 Jun 2021Voice of America podcast on issue of murder of seafarers in international watersOriginal source: VOA Reproduced with permission. “Authorities in several countries are examining a graphic video posted online that shows five men floating amid bits of a small upturned boat and beingAccess to Justice
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26 May 2021OP-ED. ‘Say-lors: seafarers with something to say’OP-ED Wednesday 26 May 2021 London.UK. Yrhen Bernard Sabanal Balinis, HRAS Advisory Board Member, offers a powerful take on how young maritime professionals can flourish and grow in their profession by cultivating their ‘assertiveness’ skills. ‘Say-lors: seafarers with something to say’ SafebridgeAccess to JusticeEquality at SeaLaw Reform and Policy
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23 May 2021A Review of the Neptune Declaration: Uniting Action by Managers and Charterers but what next?Review and Commentary 23 May 2021 London. UK. Back in January, the ITF voiced the view that the newly introduced Neptune Declaration had reset expectations and made the shipping industry itselfAccess to Justice
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23 May 2021OP-ED: UNCLOS, Flag States, IMO and AccountabilityOP-ED 23 May 2021 London. UK. Captain Michael Lloyd discusses the role of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS), flag States roles and responsibilities and the actions of theAbout usLaw Reform and Policy
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23 May 2021[Updated] HRAS Recruiting Head of Operations and DevelopmentRecruitment 23 May 2021 Updated 27 May 21. Download the Candidate Pack. London. UK. Reflecting the expanding workload for Human Rights at Sea, the charity is actively recruiting a new UK-based member of staff as part of the senior leadership team in the role of Head of Operations and DevelopmentAbout us
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21 May 2021Podcast with ABC News Pacific Beat on Case of Death of Kiribati Fisheries ObserverPODCAST 21 May 2021 London. UK. Following the publication this week of the 12-month investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kiribati fisheries observer, Eritara Aati Kaierua, atAccess to Justice
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20 May 20211st Global Conference for Seafarer Mental Health and Wellbeing [Updated]Press Release [Updated] Thursday 20 May 2021 Update 26 May 2021: Review the HRAS presentation ‘ Impacts when Welfare and Mental Health Safeguards Fail‘. London.UK. The 1st Global Conference forAccess to JusticeEquality at SeaLaw Reform and Policy