This webinar, published on March 23 2023 explores the role and practical relevance of international legal instruments for the recognition and full realisation of the human rights of small-scale fisherfolk, with particular attention to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication. It explained why these legal instruments came into being, and discussed their respective contributions to protect the human rights of small-scale fishers.
International law on small-scale fishers’ human rights
One Ocean Hub, University of Strachlyde
One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde, UK
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- small-scale fishers,
- human rights,
- FAO,
- UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries
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- English
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The webinar delves into the significance of international legal frameworks, like the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and the FAO's Voluntary Guidelines, in safeguarding human rights.