People with disabilities in Malta will soon enjoy stronger constitutional protections after Parliament unanimously approved a landmark amendment to the country’s highest law. The Bill, tabled by Minister for Inclusion Julia Farrugia, will add disability as a protected characteristic under the Constitution, allowing people with disabilities to seek
Parliament has unanimously voted in favour of a Bill that has added disability as a protected characteristic, in relation to fundamental rights and freedoms, in the Constitution. During Wednesday's plenary, both sides of the House fully backed the Bill, thus allowing persons with disabilities, as well as entities, to claim that their rights have been
The Constitution is being amended to guarantee protection from discrimination for persons with disabilities. A bill to enshrine such protection in the Constitution started being debated in parliament on Tuesday. Equality Minister Julia Farrugia recalled that over the past few years, legal reforms were made to enshrine rights and restore dignity to
