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21 Feb 2016Human Rights at Sea joins with global organisations in letter to EU Commission concerning Thai fishing and human rights abusesHuman Rights at Sea has joined fellow international labour, environmental and human rights organisations in support of a letter sent to Karmenu Vella, the EU Commissioner for fisheries, maritime affairs and environment at the European Commission. The letter urges the Commission to maintain pressureLaw Reform and Policy
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18 Feb 2016Registration opens for inaugural International Maritime Human Rights Conference 2016Delegate registration is now open for the inaugural International Maritime Human Rights Conference. Taking place at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, on 14 September 2016, the IMHR event will
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16 Feb 2016Film Shows Horror of Mediterranean Migrant Crossingsfilm debuted at the 2016 Berlin film festival shows the bodies of migrants so tightly packed in the hold of a boat that they died of asphyxiation within hours of starting their voyage across theMigrants & Refugees
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13 Feb 2016IMRF organises donation of lifejackets to Bangladesh FishermenOne thousand lifejackets have been donated to Bangladesh fisherman following an initiative launched by the Asia Pacific arm of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF). Along with member organisation Shanghai Sun Glory Marine Co. Ltd, the IMRF Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (APRC) deliveredEquality at Sea
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13 Feb 2016Forced labour in Thai fishing: global unions lodge ILO complaintForced labour in Thai fishing: global unions lodge ILO complaint The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have today submitted a
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13 Feb 2016NGO Criticizes Maersk’s Ship Recycling PlanBy MarEx 2016-02-12 13:35:25 Shipbreaking at Alang (courtesy IMO) Ship recycling advocacy organization NGO Shipbreaking Platform issued a statement Friday strongly criticizing Maersk Group’s plan toLaw Reform and Policy
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10 Feb 2016First Family Impact Statement of the Missing Seafarers & Fishers Reporting Programme publishedHuman Rights at Sea Press Release Immediate First Family Impact Statement of the Missing Seafarers & Fishers Reporting Programme published Human Rights at Sea announces the publication of the first Family Impact Statement as part of its wider case study and investigation work on cases of missingAccess to Justice
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08 Feb 2016Annual Letter to United Nations Global Compact ParticipantsHuman Rights at Sea has been a member of the UN Global Compact since 2015 Posted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Are you ready to make the Sustainable Development Goals work for
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03 Feb 2016IMHR announces impressive speaker line-upGlobal maritime industry leaders and world-renowned human rights advocates are among the first confirmed speakers at the first International Maritime Human Rights Conference. Taking place at Royal