London. UK. / Port of Albany, Western Australia. A growing network of Port Welfare Committees around the Australian coastline has…
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UK Government argues UNCLOS remains an effective framework in addressing human rights at sea
LONDON. UK. On Friday 10 December 2021, the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Defence and International Relations heard…
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Confronting the sexual abuse narrative pervading an indifferent shipping industry
London. UK. The Lloyds List article ‘Maersk suspends crew after rape allegation involving cadet’ has rightly challenged the current narrative…
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HRAS Pursues Australian Legislative Change for Long-Term Maritime Levy Seafarer Support
LONDON. UK. In the past months, Human Rights at Sea, along with in-country partners, has been discreetly pursuing its Maritime…
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New Case Study Addressing the Future of Seafaring in Kiribati
London. UK. / Brisbane, Australia. A globally dispersed community of seafarers from Kiribati are at the epicenter of an arduous…
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Seafarers : Wesfarmers Modern Slavery Statement 2021 focuses on Seafarers’ Human Rights Protections
London. UK. Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has worked with Wesfarmers, one of Australia’s largest listed companies, to improve contractual…
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Seafarers : Syrian Master Urgently Requests Support to End Eight-Month Abandonment
London. UK. The Master of the MV Ali Bey (IMO 9070515) has provided a voluntary video testimony to Human Rights…
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Seafarers : New Zealand government has updated its Maritime Transport Act 1994
“insert: (c) the facilitation of, or support for, seafarer welfare services.” London. UK. In a historic move, the New Zealand…
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Seafarers : Stateless Vessels and the Consequences for Crew
London. The UK. The problem of stateless vessels operating at sea has been an issue that has occurred for millennia,…
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