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The ill-treatment aboard the Captain Morgan ships must be stopped at once! - Joint Civil Society Statement We are disgusted at the situation of over 160 men detained on the Captain Morgan ships, some for more than three weeks. In detaining them out at sea, Malta is...

JRS, Integra, Aditus: our open letter to EU Commissioner Johansson regarding the detention of rescued migrants on private vessels just outside our territorial waters

Prioritise life and let them in! - Joint NGO Statement We are utterly disillusioned by the news that, once more, in the space of less than two weeks, almost 150 people are stranded out at sea in Malta’s SAR, while Malta waits for other European states to step in and...

The Government must provide information on rescue operations Joint Civil Society Press Release We are deeply concerned that the fate of around 62 migrants in distress at sea remains shrouded in secrecy. For more than 24 hours, men, women and children were known by...

Call for applications for the post of Project Assistant within the JRS Malta Project to promote access to fair and stable employment for refugees and asylum seekers in Malta JRS Malta is seeking to contract a PROJECT ASSISTANT to work on a project to promote access to...

COVID19 EMERGENCY APPEAL: HELP JRS SUPPORT REFUGEES AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC The current health crisis, experienced on both a global and national level, is posing a challenge to many, as various sectors of society increasingly find themselves struggling in the face of...

Migrants should not be sacrificed for the nation’s wellbeing Joint NGO Press Release on Malta’s decision to close its ports and on the on-going detention of hundreds of migrants We are shocked at Malta’s announcement that our ports are closed to persons rescued at...

“COVID-19 is a test for our societies, and we are all learning and adapting as we respond to the virus. Human dignity and rights need to be front and centre in that effort, not an afterthought.” Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...

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