Our Core Philosophy
"Human rights apply at sea, as they do on land". This core philosophy underpins all of our work.
Led by the Founder of Human Rights at Sea - we work with states, businesses and third sector organisations around the world supporting them to raise their human rights standards, enhance protections and reduce inherent risk.
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20 Dec 2024
A Milestone Screening: Death at Sea screens in front of state officials at ASEAN-Germany Cooperation Project Workshop
Fisheries
Justice
Social Purpose
Experts Convene at SOAS University of London to Tackle Modern Slavery in Fishing
12 Dec 2024
Fisheries
Justice
Education
UNIDIR Securing the Seas Publication and the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea
22 Nov 2024
Shipping
Human Security
Development
New CCTV Evidence Fuels Demand for Answers in Suspicious Death of Fisheries Observer Eritara Aati Kaierua
04 Nov 2024
Justice
Nautical Institute Webinar on Just Culture in the Maritime Industry
29 Oct 2024
Shipping
Justice
Education
New short video highlights Death at Sea Screenings
25 Oct 2024
Who We Are
We are a socially-purposed human rights service provider which aims to invest in development and philanthropic activities to protect both people and the marine environment from abuse and exploitation throughout global supply and value chains.
Our expertise helps our clients meet and exceed global human rights standards.
We specialise in the complexity of the maritime environment offering practical, integrated, and principled approaches to human rights implementation.
We want to ensure our clients benefit from the accountability, transparency and social returns that empowered human rights approaches bring.
This includes expert internal training, awareness-raising and ongoing support.
We engage in advocacy in support of critcial issues and provide national and international policy briefings to state actors, business entities, academia and the third-sector.
We develop and deliver expert academic training through online, hybrid and in-person lecturing.
Superyacht Crew Development and Training
We are engaged in the Progressive Crew Career Programme which supports the next generation of prospective Superyacht crew of any age, background, or belief structure if they want to try to enter the industry.
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What People Say About Us
"Whilst all vessels operating at SGSSI are strictly regulated, we sadly recognise that human rights violations are an endemic risk within the maritime world; therefore, we have chosen to work with HRAS as the leading experts in this area. This initial training was incredibly thought-provoking and has been a valuable first step in raising awareness as we develop our proactive approach to protecting seafarers in our waters."
The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
"Human Rights at Sea International was instructed by Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG to undertake discreet and sensitive work in a foreign state to assist in the release of a senior crew member on a detained vessel. The subsequent human rights focused report in multiple languages assisted in a successful outcome, allowing the crew member to be repatriated after a 15-month absence from his family. We are grateful to the Human Rights at Sea International team for their professionalism."
Dohle Group
"Wesfarmers Group engaged Human Rights at Sea to advise the Group on appropriate contract clauses to include in agreements with carriers to safeguard the human rights of seafarers. The team were extremely knowledgeable and professional to work with and generous with their time in sharing their expertise."
Wesfarmers Group
"We have worked closely with Human Rights at Sea International since 2020 seeking to achieve justice for families of fisheries observers lost at sea, as well as helping to develop policy changes for crew human and labour rights standards across the fishing fleets of the Western and Central Pacific region. Their investigatory and consultancy work is comprehensive and objective, and it can be relied upon for high-level commercial and state-level decision making. We would recommend them to any new client."
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