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European COST Action Network CA23103 - Life, liberty and health: ensuring universal protection of human rights at sea (BlueRights) https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA23103/
#BlueRights #LawoftheSea #HumanRightsLaw #righttolife #righttoliberty #righttohealth
#BlueRights is thrilled to announce Professor Momoko Kitada’s receipt of the International Maritime Organization's Gender Equality Award! (1/3) For more details on the Award and Professor Kitada’s research, please refer to the following link: www.imo.org/en/mediacent...
IMO Gender Equality Award to go to Professor Momoko Kitada
Renowned World Maritime University Professor has inspired generations of students.
www.imo.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It is with deep sadness that BlueRights shares that a dear BlueRights member, Professor Steven Haines, has passed away. Professor Haines was an active member of BlueRights and a pioneer in human rights at sea research, who dedicated much of his career to protecting human rights at sea. (1/2)
September 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Please find below our call for #COST @costprogramme.bsky.social #BlueRights Short Term Scientific Missions (#STSM).
Applications must be made before 15 August 2025. Please carefully read the eligibility criteria before applying. #humanrightsatsea #LOS #IHRL #COST #protectionofpeopleatsea #research
August 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Please find below a call from the World Maritime University for PhD gender-related elective courses
The #WMU's PhD programme’s electives on “Women’s Leadership & Empowerment Training” and “Gender-sensitive project management & career development strategies” have seats open for PhD students. (1/3)
August 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Please find below our call for #COST @costprogramme.bsky.social #BlueRights Short Term Scientific Missions (#STSM).
Applications must be made before 15 August 2025. Please carefully read the eligibility criteria before applying. #humanrightsatsea #LOS #IHRL #COST #protectionofpeopleatsea #research
July 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The members of #BlueRights Sub Working Group 1.1: Maritime Search and Rescue convened on 1 July 2025 to deliberate on the areas of expertise and interests of its members, as well as the activities and work plan of the group.
July 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Happy Day of the Seafarer! ⚓⛴️🚢🌊

Our @bluerights-cost.bsky.social BlueRights Network aims to help ensure that the rights to life, to health, and to liberty of seafarers are better protected at sea.

#seafarers #SeafarersDay #dayoftheseafarer #IMO #life #liberty #health #BlueRights
June 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Come join us virtually or in #Nice tomorrow, 11 June 2025 from 18:30-20:30 CEST for our side event on 'The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable #Oceans'! 🌊
#BlueRights #UNCLOS #UNOC #UNOC3 #UNOC2025 #humanrightsatsea #LOS #lawofthesea #protectionofpeopleatsea
🌊 Join us in #Nice at #UNOC3 or online for our #BlueRights sponsored high-level side event "The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable Oceans" on 11 June 2025 (18:30–20:30 CEST) at Université Côte d’Azur, Amphithéâtre Christini (Room 202). Register: shorturl.at/uEqcA
June 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🌊 Join us in #Nice at #UNOC3 or online for our #BlueRights sponsored high-level side event "The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable Oceans" on 11 June 2025 (18:30–20:30 CEST) at Université Côte d’Azur, Amphithéâtre Christini (Room 202). Register: shorturl.at/uEqcA
June 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Anna Petrig @unibas.ch spoke with SAFETY4SEA about our @costprogramme.bsky.social Action #BlueRights, an #EU-funded project bringing together academics, practitioners, and stakeholders to strengthen the protection of people at sea.
#HumanRightsatSea #UNCLOS #LawOfTheSea #COST
BlueRights Project: Building a true culture of human rights compliance at sea is vital
In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Anna Petrig, Professor of International Law at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and Chair
safety4sea.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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🌊 @mpfpr.bsky.social, along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia & #ASEAN, co-hosts second workshop on #HumanRights at Sea for officials of the ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste in #KualaLumpur.

W/support from @diplo.de

More➡️ www.mpfpr.de/2025/03/03/s...
#LOTS #UNCLOS
Second Human Rights at Sea workshop held with nominated officials from Southeast Asia – Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
www.mpfpr.de
March 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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We also met in London to coordinate the research in all #BlueRights (Sub-)Working Groups. Alexander, @lawofthesea.bsky.social and Youri are representing Estonia, the UK, and Norway in the Management Committee, while I am the Science Communication Coordinator for @bluerights-cost.bsky.social (4/4). 🌊
March 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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and Sub-Working group 2, that focuses on the use of force, is (co-)led by Alexander Lott. We also attended the opening conference of the #BlueRights COST Action 'life, liberty, and health at sea' on 24 January 2025, where @lawofthesea.bsky.social presented on the right to life at sea in Panel 1 (3/4
March 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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We participated in the Working Group 1 meetings on 23 January 2025 to share expertise, identify common issues of concern, and plan the research & engagement agenda for the next 3 years. Working Group 1 on the right to #life is coordinated by @lawofthesea.bsky.social (2/4)
March 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Together with Alexander Lott, @lawofthesea.bsky.social & Youri van Logchem, I represented #NCLOS @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social and participated in several meetings, as part of the @costprogramme.bsky.social Action @bluerights-cost.bsky.social launch event in London between 22-24 January 2025 (1/4)
March 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Conference 'Advancing the Blue Economy Through Gender Equality', organised by World Maritime University (WMU), in partnership with @costprogramme.bsky.social Action #BlueRights, and supported by the IMO, will take place from 19-21 May 2025 in Malmö. For more info and the programme, see:
Homepage - Advancing the Blue Economy Through Gender Equality
From 19-21 May, 2025, WMU will host its International Conference, "Advancing the Blue Economy Through Gender Equality".
conferences.wmu.se
February 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#BlueRights WG1 – Protecting the Right to Life at Sea 🌊 As part of the @costprogramme.bsky.social COST Action #BlueRights launch event hosted by SOAS and BIICL on 23-24 January 2025, Working Group 1 on the right to life met to share expertise, identify common issues of concern and plan our (1/7)
February 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#BlueRights WG3 – The Right to Health 🌊⚕️

The #COST Action #BlueRights held the launch event on Thursday 23 January 2025 in London. The members of Working Group 3 of the project, who share an interest in the protection of the right to #health at sea, held their first hybrid meeting to (1/5)
February 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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A great opportunity @UNSWLaw to do a PhD on the protection of human rights at sea, supervised by my fabulous colleagues Profs Natalie Klein and Sarah Williams www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/...
ARC Discovery Project PhD Scholarship Protection of Human Rights at Sea | Law & Justice - UNSW Sydney
UNSW Law & Justice wishes to offer a PhD Scholarship for an applicant with outstanding research potential and a demonstrated interest in international human rights law and the law of the sea.
www.unsw.edu.au
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The opening conference of the #BlueRights @costprogramme.bsky.social Action 'life, liberty, and health at sea' took place on Friday 24 January 2025 in London. Anna Petrig @unibas.ch & Irini Papanicolopulu @soasuni.bsky.social co-organised the event with @gaucjp.bsky.social @biicl.bsky.social (1/)
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Call for abstracts! From 19-21 May 2025, the World Maritime University (WMU) 2025 International Conference - 'Advancing the Blue Economy through Gender Equality' takes place. Organized by #WMU, the REDO Lookout project, and @costprogramme.bsky.social #BlueRights, the conference ... (1/2)
Call for Abstracts - Advancing the Blue Economy Through Gender Equality
conferences.wmu.se
February 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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January 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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We arrived at the 'Stakeholder Roundtable' panel of the #BlueRights @costprogramme.bsky.social conference, with Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Pierandrea Leucci, Neil Henderson, Eve De Coning, and David Hammond, providing overarching regional & global perspectives & thoughts on specific initiatives (1/2)
January 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The 3rd session on the right to #health started, with presentations by Sofia Galani, Arron N. Honniball, Senka Šekularac-Ivošević, Momoko Kitada & Patricia Kennedy. The panel is chaired by @gaucjp.bsky.social #BlueRights #protectionofpeopleatsea #LOS #IHRL #mentalhealth #seafarers @biicl.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The second session of the #BlueRights conference on the right to liberty just started, with presentations by Laura Carballo Piñeiro, Efthymios Papastavridis and Daphne Guelker #BlueRights #protectionofpeopleatsea #LOS #IHRL #liberty @soasuni.bsky.social @biicl.bsky.social @unibas.ch
January 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM