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01 Apr 2020RMI Flagged Crew allegedly threatened by Owners for voicing concerns of COVID-19 exposurePress Release IMMEDIATE “We, the full complement of the Tomini Destiny are under enormous pressure, fatigue and mental stress due to owners and charterers insisting to perform shipboard operations under duress.” London. UK. Human Rights at Sea has been passed a formal letter dated 31 March 2020 from
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29 Mar 2020COVID-19: Fact Suppression or Careless Under-reporting of Seafarer’s Struggles?Editorial Long Read 29 March 2020 “I am asking for bad examples and getting absollutely [sic] nothing. All seems to be working ok.” Senior maritime industry executive. 25 March 2020. “Panic is there
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25 Mar 2020COVID-19: Social Exclusion for Returning Seafarers strains Family RelationshipsPress Release 25 March 2019 “Little did I know that the excitement of going home finally after 6.5 months would turn into a nightmare after I landed.” “…my uncle [is] scared that if I stand too close
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24 Mar 2020[Updated] White Paper Issued for Innovative Use of Arbitration and Human Rights on UN International DayPress Release 24 March 2020 Arbitration as a Means of Effective Remedy for Human Rights Abuses at Sea [Updated 10 May 2020 to include French Version and flow diagram now available to download] London, UK. Paris, France. On the UN International Day for the Right to The Truth Concerning Gross Human
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23 Mar 2020Seafarers call for better support, transparency and information on COVID19-[Updated]Press Release 23 March 2020 [Updated 17:50] “I was about to join a vessel and now I am completely out of cash,” What do we do? What about our families?” “Our mental state is getting worse on board day
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20 Mar 2020HRAS Introduces The Mekong Club’s EndSlavery Web AppPress Release Friday 20 March 2020 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea is very pleased to support The Mekong Club’s efforts to continue to address the problems, deprivations and abuses which arise from
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15 Mar 2020HRAS COVID-19 UpdatePress Release 15 March 2020 London.UK. Noting the extraordinary situation of the continuing spread of COVID-19 globally and the related uncertainties surrounding the resultant knock-on effects, Human Rights at Sea, as a virtually-run organisation, will continue its business continuity while taking
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10 Mar 2020South Western Fish Producer Organisation releases 2019 Business and Human Rights AuditPRESS RELEASE 10 March 2020 London, UK / Ivybridge, Devon, UK. Today, sees the public release of the inaugural South Western Fish Producer Organisation (SWFPO) Ltd Business and Human Rights Audit
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04 Mar 2020A Challenging Review of Maritime Industry support for Business and Human RightsPress Release 4 March 2019 “Over the last seven years there has been little concerted and collaborative effort by the shipping industry to embed the concept, develop unified policies, drive effective