Statement of Human Rights at Sea regarding the Commentary on the ITF’s ‘Enough is Enough Action’

Source: Human Rights at Sea

Original Date Posted: 6/18/2020

The Charity would like to retract the Press Release Commentary titled ‘Human Rights at Sea strongly denounces ITF’s ‘Enough is Enough’ Call to Action’ published on Human Rights at Sea website and social media platforms on June 16.

The Charity further apologises for the language, the tone and the criticism with respect to ITF’s Call to Action.  During the Covid-19 pandemic the Charity has been primarily supporting seafarers, highlighting the challenges they face. The charity’s remit, however, is wider than this, with a focus and mission that includes fishers, business and human rights as well as migrants and refugees, all of which will continue to be at the centre of Human Rights at Sea’s on-going work.

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