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The violation of human rights in the fishing sector / La violación de los derechos humanos en el sector pesquero

Discursos de presentación durante el Día Mundial de la Pesca en la FAO

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 66 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-009649-0

Series title FAO dialogues

Series number 2017

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Violations of human rights in the fishing sector are frequent, ongoing and require an urgent solution. Illegal fishing, exploitation of workers and human trafficking are all causes of grave concern for both FAO and the Holy See. During the World Fisheries Day 2016, the two institutions took the occasion to jointly denounce and call for the eradication of these injustices. The event was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome on 21 November 2016 and brought together José Graziano da Silva, Director- General of FAO; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See; Cardinal Antonio Vegliò, President, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Vatican City; Father Bruno Ciceri, Director, Apostleship of the Sea International; Profesor Hance Smith, Editor in Chief, Marine Policy Magazine, London; Gianni Rosas, Director, ILO Office for Italy and San Marino; Monsignor Fernando Chica Arellano, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to FAO.

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