FATAHUR RAHMAN

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beached

beached at Alang 02.11.13

sold to breakers

sold to India breakers

Human Rights Commission calls upon Pakistani govenrment to help stranded sailors at Vishakhapatnam

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the government to immediately intervene to help five Pakistani crew members stuck on the "Fatahur Rahman" who have not been paid their salaries for months and only have food left for a few more days. The Commission said in a statement on Feb 14, 2013, the HRCP wants to urgently draw the government's attention to the plight of crew of a ship, which has been at Vishakhapatnam anchorage for over five months. During that period, the 24-member crew comprising five Pakistanis and 19 Bangladeshis stuck on the ship have not been paid their salaries and have been all but abandoned by their employer. The vessel is said to be owned by a Singapore-based company, which has an agent in Karachi and also one in Vishakhapatnam, India. HRCP has come to know that food onboard the ship is running so low that the lives of the crew members are at risk. The government of Pakistan must take immediate steps to bring the Pakistani crew members home and help them settle their affairs with the company that employs them. We request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Pakistani high commissioner in New Delhi in particular to immediately intervene and end the crew members' plight at the earliest.