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12 May 2015HRAS Alert: Potential that 1000’s of trafficked persons have been abandoned at sea in SE AsiaHUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA PRESS RELEASE IMMEDIATE London. 12 May 2015. Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has become aware through direct reporting to the organisation of the emerging issue of trafficked persons and migrants abandoned at sea predominantly comprised of the persecuted Rohingya people in theLaw Reform and PolicyMigrants & RefugeesSlavery at Sea
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08 May 2015Human Rights at Sea dedicated news site now liveHuman Rights at Sea has upgraded a dedicated news site to support the international dissemination of breaking HRAS news stories. See… NEWS SITEAbout us
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06 May 2015Migrant Rescue: Second blog post from Sea-Watch teamDaniel Shepherd, Sea-Watch crew member and Human Rights at Sea Intern, posts the second blog for the Sea-Watch project en-route to the Mediterranean Sea in support of the international effort toLaw Reform and PolicyMigrants & RefugeesSlavery at Sea
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03 May 2015Migrant rescue: New Sea-Watch Blog for the start of operations to rescue migrants in the MediterraneanHuman Rights at Sea is very pleased to be supporting the efforts of the German based Sea-Watch project whose aim is to assist in the rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. HRAS support comes from one of its interns, Daniel Shepherd, and who will be regularly blogging exclusively through theMigrants & Refugees
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27 Apr 2015HRAS Commentary. Legal, humanitarian and practical issues plague military targeting of Libyan traffickers’ boatsHRAS Commentary. Legal, humanitarian and practical issues plague military targeting of Libyan traffickers’ boats. Photo credit. D Hammond. Introduction EU leaders have suggested that militaryLaw Reform and PolicyMigrants & RefugeesSlavery at Sea
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26 Apr 2015Migrant Issue: European Council Special Meeting – Official Statement 23 April 2015European Council Official Statement 1. The situation in the Mediterranean is a tragedy. The European Union will mobilise all efforts at its disposal to prevent further loss of life at sea and toMigrants & Refugees
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23 Apr 2015HRAS Commentary on management and actions relating to the EU Mediterranean Migrant crisis by interested partiesA HRAS commentary as part of the”Unlocking the issue” global campaign. “Ultimately, intervention at sea costs money. This affects profits, a fact that should not be masked by apparent humanitarian benevolence once an arbitrary threshold for loss of life finally triggers action and seemingly movesLaw Reform and PolicyMigrants & Refugees
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20 Apr 2015Human Rights at Sea launches new “Unlocking the issue” international campaignPRESS RELEASE Human Rights at Sea launches long-term “Unlocking the issue” campaign. LONDON. 20 April 2015. [Updated 24 May 2016]. “ There is no requirement for human rights at sea….what happens atLaw Reform and Policy
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20 Apr 2015European Commission: Ten point action plan on migrationEuropean Commission – Press release Joint Foreign and Home Affairs Council: Ten point action plan on migration Luxembourg, 20 April 2015 At a joint meeting of Foreign and Interior Ministers, chairedMigrants & Refugees