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19 Apr 2016New Volunteer Maritime Rescuers: Awareness of Criminalisation PublicationPRESS RELEASE Immediate Volunteer Maritime Rescuers: Awareness of Criminalisation UK. 19 April 2016. Human Rights at Sea publishes new international guidance. The independent maritime human rights charity, Human Rights at Sea, today publishes new independent guidance for volunteer maritime rescuers
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14 Apr 2016Remarks of John Kerry: Release of the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesRemarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC April 13, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. I’m going to make a statement and I have to
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14 Apr 2016Bangladesh High Court: Ministries & Shipbreakers asked to account for non-compliance of 2009 Court judgementPRESS RELEASE – BANGLADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES CONTEMPT RULE AGAINST 14 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: MINISTRIES AND SHIPBREAKERS ASKED TO ACCOUNT FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH 2009 JUDGEMENT Brussels/Dhaka, 12 April
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14 Apr 2016IMRF launches ‘H.E.R.O.’ Global Maritime SAR AwardsIMRF LAUNCHES ‘H.E.R.O.’ – GLOBAL MARITIME SAR AWARDS London, Tuesday, April 12. The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is delighted to announce the launch of the Honouring Excellence in Rescue Operations Awards, the H.E.R.O. Awards, which will recognise outstanding services to global
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11 Apr 2016The HRAS Interview: Robert Robinson North of England P&I Club – Seafarers Isolated Despite Greater ConnectivitySeafarers Isolated Despite Greater Connectivity Better digital communication technology can compound isolation problems at sea by reducing social interaction on board. Rather than chat, play games or
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01 Apr 2016Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 comes into forceHuman Rights at Sea, as a signatory to the UN Global Compact and supporter of all efforts to eradicate modern slavery, today reports that Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has come into force
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30 Mar 2016Human Rights at Sea delivers new publication on UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the Maritime EnvironmentPRESS RELEASE Immediate Today, the independent maritime human rights charity Human Rights at Sea delivers the first in a series of new publications specifically focused on the implementation of the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the maritime environment. Titled as: ‘AN
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22 Mar 2016UK Modern Slavery Act Briefing Note for the Maritime EnvironmentThe British Modern Slavery Act 2015 (‘the Act’) has been designed to encourage companies that outsource or subcontract work to take responsibility for every stage of their business. The most important
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22 Mar 2016International Rescue Effort continues in the AegeanThe International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) remains committed to developing the maritime search and rescue (SAR) capability of the Greek volunteer service, even following the EU Turkey