PN MP Eve Borg Bonello on Wednesday questioned the need to introduce a new body to protect human rights when the Ombudsman could take on the role. “The first question we asked ourselves when we read this Bill was a simple one: before creating a new institution, do we really need to start from scratch?” she said. “Malta already has a constitutional
Rule of law group Repubblika has welcomed a new bill establishing the National Commission for Human Rights and Equality but regretted a lack of consultation about it. The bill started being debated in parliament on Tuesday. "For many years Malta has remained among the few European countries without a National Human Rights Institution compliant with
The Government has chosen to present Parliament with a Bill of constitutional importance without first undertaking a serious and meaningful public consultation, Repubblika said Wednesday. The establishment of a National Human Rights Institution concerns the protection of the fundamental rights of every person in Malta. It was therefore to be expected
Restaurants, bars, banks, insurance companies and other businesses could soon be legally prohibited from refusing service to people belonging to minority groups under a proposed new equality law tabled in parliament. The bill, spearheaded by Equality and Civil Rights Minister Rosianne Cutajar, would establish Malta’s first National Commission for Human
A Bill to establish a National Human Rights and Equality Commission was presented to parliament at the second reading on Tuesday. The Commission will provide a single institution combining the functions of a National Human Rights institution and an equality body. The Minister for Equality Rosianne Cutajar said the reform aims to strengthen the protection
Malta is set to establish its first National Commission for Human Rights and Equality under a new bill which the government says will strengthen protection against discrimination, while the Opposition has warned that the proposed structure risks being too heavily influenced by the government. Equality and Civil Rights Minister Rosianne Cutajar presented
