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25 Sep 2017Europêche fishing vessel owners defend full respect for fishers’ social and labour rights in ILO– Press release – First issued: Brussels, 22th September 2017 At the ‘Tripartite Meeting on Issues Relating to Migrant Fishers’ organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) this week in Geneva, representatives from Governments, Workers and Employers adopted a set of conclusions, which
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25 Sep 2017HRAS Intern graduates with a Distinction from Université catholique de LouvainHuman Rights at Sea is very pleased to report that our first Erasmus+ intern, Mélanie Glodkiewicz, has successfully graduated in International Relations from the Université catholique de Louvain with
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20 Sep 2017Seafarer mental health trauma leaflet now available in Tagalog languagePRESS RELEASE 20 September 2017 SEAFARER MENTAL HEALTH TRAUMA LEAFLET NOW AVAILABLE IN TAGALOG LANGUAGE Human Rights at Sea is very pleased to announce that following the success of the mental health
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16 Sep 2017HRAS Interview No. 30: Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt Executive Director Rafto Foundation for Human RightsThe Rafto Legacy Photo Credit: Hans Jørgen Brun Interview with Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt Executive Director Rafto Foundation for Human Rights. The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights was established in 1987 in memory of Professor Thorolf Rafto (1922-1986), an iconic lecturer in economics at the
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14 Sep 2017David Hammond retires as CEO of Human Rights at SeaPRESS RELEASE Immediate 14 September 2017 DAVID HAMMOND RETIRES AS CEO OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA The Trustees of Human Rights at Sea today announce that the Founder of the charity, David Hammond, will be
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11 Sep 2017Italy sees major drop in migrant crossings from Libya to Europe. But is the cost too high?Human Rights at Sea comments in the recent article by The Christian Science Monitor about the increasing concern about the actions of the Italian State and European Union in trampling on customary
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05 Sep 2017MOAS suspends Mediterranean migrant rescue operationsIn an unprecedented step, the Malta based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) search and rescue (SAR) NGO has suspended all rescue operations in the Mediterranean citing, among other reasons, concern about the lawfulness of returns to Libya and alluding to the conditions of those returnees held in
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05 Sep 2017Chennai 6 Awareness Film & Family Impact Statement ReleasedPRESS RELEASE Immediate – 5 September 2017 CHENNAI 6 AWARENESS FILM & FAMILY IMPACT STATEMENT RELEASED Human Rights at Sea continues to support the case of the crew of the MV Seaman Guard Ohio
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17 Aug 2017Fishing, safety and the Human ElementThe recent Nautical Institute Seaways article (June 2017) in co-ordination with the New Zealand based FISH Safety Foundation has looked in detail at the growing need and trend to openly discuss the