Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:
TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) FOR SEAFARERS, FISHERMEN AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN WORKING AT SEA THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
· INCREASING GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THE EXPLICIT REQUIREMENT FOR PROTECTION OF, RESPECT FOR AND PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE REMEDIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AT SEA THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY, THE PUBLISHING OF CASE STUDIES AND WHERE APPLICABLE, THE PROVISION OF TEACHING MATERIALS.
· CONTRIBUTING TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE, ENFORCEABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE REMEDIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AT SEA.
· INVESTIGATING AND MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA.
· DEVELOPING THE UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT.
· COMMENTING ON AND SUPPORTING PROPOSED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICE, WHERE APPLICABLE.
IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CIO'S OBJECTS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES TO BE USED IN SUCH AN ACTIVITY.
