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17 Nov 2016Sexual violence at sea. Dr. Lynn Simpson – Being the Only Woman OnboardBeing The Only Woman On Board [Part 2/3] The first thing veterinarian Dr Lynn Simpson did before boarding the livestock carriers that she worked on for the first time was to slip on a wedding ring. Even though she wasn’t married, it helped to deter unwanted attention from the men she encountered at -
08 Nov 2016Press Release: BHM Penlaw joins with Human Rights at SeaPRESS RELEASE Immediate The international law firm BHM Penlaw with offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Paris and Edinburgh have longstanding relationships and networks to maritime and marine industries as -
01 Nov 2016Putting human rights at sea on the supply chain mapPutting human rights at sea on the supply chain map Reproduced with permission. 31 October 2016. Verisk Maplecroft. At any one time in a year, 90,000 cargo ships are carrying around 80% of all global -
31 Oct 2016Women at Sea: Dr. Lynn Simpson – 'Captains, Caring and Consequences'Over the following three-part series, the Human Rights at Sea Interview speaks to Dr. Lynn Simpson as a woman at sea in her previous role as a Veterinarian working on livestock carriers. The series covers many issues including the way in which Dr. Simpson was treated by Captains, other crew, abuses -
15 Oct 2016UK Anti-Slavery Day 18 October 2016In the UK on the 18th October it is Anti-Slavery Day. Anti-Slavery Day was created to raise awareness of modern slavery and to inspire government, business and individuals to eliminate it. Anti -
13 Oct 2016Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the EnvironmentTragedy in the Marine Commons: The Intertwined Exploitation of Ocean Ecosystems and Fisheries Workers Alongside eight other internationally recognised NGOs, Human Rights at Sea has been engaged with -
13 Oct 2016First video blog from HRAS intern at sea offshore LibyaMelanie Glodkiewicz, a Human Rights at Sea intern, is currently seconded to the German NGO Sea-Watch and their vessel Sea-Watch 2 operating off the Libyan coast. In this first video report, Melanie describes her experiences on her first mission from the deck of Sea-Watch 2 as it sails back to Malta -
10 Oct 2016Updated Sea-Watch Rescue blog – HRAS Intern Melanie GlodkiewiczHuman Rights at Sea first Erasmus Intern, Melanie Glodkiewicz, is currently offshore Libya undertaking her internship secondment to the German NGO, Sea-Watch. Melanie will be regularly posting her -
21 Sep 2016Press Release: IMHR 2016 Conference ReviewPRESS RELEASE IMMEDIATE ‘Application of human rights throughout the maritime environment at all times without exception’. IMHR 2016 Conference Review. A week after the inaugural International Maritime
