Monthly Archive: November 2021

London. UK.  Human Rights at Sea is delighted to welcome Emma Foley to the role of Head of Development. Emma will lead on all aspects of fundraising, communications, and international growth for the organisation. ...

Twenty-seven migrants and asylum seekers have reportedly lost their lives while attempting to cross the English Channel to reach the United Kingdom, after their boat sank off the coast of Calais overnight. Seven women ...

London. UK. / Brisbane. Australia. The movement of an internationally displaced community of I-Kiribati seafarers has been expedited by recent travel arrangements, but full repatriation remains tentative for many. The post Repatriation underway for ...

LONDON. UK. Human Rights at Sea is delighted to introduce its  7th Annual Report which reflects global impact and showcases the strides the charitable NGO has made to raise international awareness of human rights abuses at ...

London. UK. / Brisbane. Australia. As the effort to repatriate a stranded community of I-Kiribati seafarers accelerates, pressure is mounting on the Kiribati government to facilitate the return of its citizens. The post Maersk ...

Press Release 18 November 2021 London. UK. / Port of Albany, Western Australia. A growing network of Port Welfare Committees around the Australian coastline has been strengthened by the recent establishment of a new committee ...

On Friday 10 December 2021, the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Defense and International Relations heard expert evidence from Commander Caroline Tuckett, Lead Legal Advisor, International Law, Royal Navy and Mr Andrew Murdoch, Legal ...

LONDON. UK.  Yesterday, the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Select Committee received additional expert evidence from Dr Sofia Galani, Assistant Professor in Public International Law, Panteion University, Greece, and Professor Natalie Klein of the Faculty ...

LONDON.UK.  Befrienders Worldwide (BW), an international organisation of help centres, have just announced the launch of  the Seafarers International Emotional Support Service (SIESS).  SIESS will support seafarers experiencing emotional crisis or distress anywhere, anytime. ...