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)

Today is the last day to apply for this #BlueRights STSM! #UNCLOS #Ocean #IHRL #HumanRights #Humanrightsatsea #researchvisit #Europe #internationallaw #EU #COST

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)

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

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.

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

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

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

🌊 @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

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). 🌊

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

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)

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)

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:

#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)

#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)

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/...

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/)

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)

The stakeholder roundtable is chaired by Irini Papanicolopulu. #BlueRights #EU #charity #industry #Gard #HRatSea #protectionofpeopleatsea #BlueJustice @bluejusticeorg.bsky.social @biicl.bsky.social @unibas.ch @soasuni.bsky.social (2/2)

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)

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

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

The opening conference of the #BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social COST Action 'life, liberty, and health at sea' started @soasuni.bsky.social @unibas.ch @biicl.bsky.social! Anna Petrig, Irini Papanicolopulu, @lawofthesea.bsky.social, Malcolm Evans & others, #LOS #IHRL #protectionofpeopleatsea

Come join us for the #BlueRights opening conference in London (in person or online) on Friday 24 January 2024! See below fore more information and the Programme: www.eventbrite.it/e/bluerights...

@biicl.bsky.social, @soasuni.bsky.social and @unibas.ch invite you to the COST Action BlueRights Conference "Life, liberty and health at sea" Insightful discussions and networking opportunities on the topics of human rights at sea on 24 Jan Free to attend| Find out more

🌊The BlueRights Opening Conference 'Life, liberty, and health at sea' will take place on 24 January 2025 in London! More info: shorturl.at/Yto2L #BlueRights #COST #EU #IHRL #LOS #humanrightsatsea #liberty #life #health #protectionofpeopleatsea #ILA @unibas.ch @soasuni.bsky.social @biicl.bsky.social

Coastal State Jurisdiction in the Territorial Sea and the Protection of People on Board Foreign-Flagged Vessels | by Anna Petrig

Prof Anna Petrig @unibas.ch will give a presentation on 'Jurisdiction and the Protection of People at Sea' on 12 December 2024 (12:30-14:00) at the Geneva Graduate Institute. You can participate online via the following link: lnkd.in/dt8ZtMRU #BlueRights #HumanRightsAtSea #LOS #MarSec #UNCLOS #ILA

The first Management Committee meeting of the #BlueRights COST Action took place in Brussels on 31 October 2024. (1/2) #BlueRights #COST #EU #network #research #protectionofpeopleatsea #humanrightsofpeopleatsea #lawofthesea #liberty #life #health #humanrightslaw