Comment/Editorial: Shameful incarceration

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2001) Comment/Editorial: Shameful incarceration. Samudra Report (29). p. 1. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

It is a matter of great concern that, over the last four years, fishermen of various nationalities are being arrested and detained for illegal fishing or for just accidentally straying into the territorial waters of neighbouring countries. There are numerous instances, for example, of Indonesian, Thai, Burmese, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Egyptian, Yemeni, Filipino, Peruvian, Costa Rican and Trinidadian fishermen being arrested and bundled into prison. In some cases, due to tardy procedures, fishermen end up spending years on end in the jails of neighbouring countries. A conservative estimate of total arrests and detention of fishermen during these last four years, based on media reports, puts the figure at close to 2,000.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0369
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Illegal Fishing, Indian Ocean, Maritime Zones, Livelihoods, Arrests, Comment/Editorial
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 15:33
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 12:47
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/968

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