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aditus and JRS Malta welcome CPT Report over detention conditions in Malta
aditus and JRS Malta welcome the recently published report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). The report confirms many of the concerns we have been raising for several years regarding the...
JRS statement on Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia
Dying with dignity is not about deciding when to die, but about making sure every person is cared for, given adequate pain management, and never made to feel like a burden. Accompanying refugees at the end of their lives, we have witnessed first-hand the excruciating...
Updated: JRS Malta is looking for cultural mediators
JRS Malta is seeking to recruit CULTURAL MEDIATORS who are fluent in the following languages: Bangla, French, Spanish, Tigrinya, Ukrainian The selected candidate will be offered a six-month contract of service - renewable upon review - to support members of the JRS...
JRS Malta launches call for Researcher
JRS Malta is launching a call for Expression of Interest for a researcher to work with the Project Research Coordinator to conduct a mapping exercise into the needs and sources of support of asylum seekers who identify as vulnerable. This task is part of the RRF...
Updated: JRS is seeking to recruit a Psychosocial Team Coordinator
JRS Malta is seeking to recruit a PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM COORDINATOR to work with forced migrants and asylum seekers. The post is a full-time post, however applications from individuals wishing to work part-time or reduced hours will also be considered. Individuals who...
Updated: Call for applications – Social Worker
JRS Malta is seeking to recruit a SOCIAL WORKER to work with forced migrants and asylum seekers. The post is a full-time post, however applications from individuals wishing to work part-time or reduced hours will also be considered. Applicants are to submit a letter...
Call for volunteers: Communications and Fundraising
JRS Malta is looking for a volunteer who can dedicate between 2-4 hours per week to assist in tasks related to communications and fundraising. You will be helping the Communications Coordinator with our socials, print material, website, photography and more! You can...
Statement by JRS Malta on homelessness
In light of yesterday’s highly disturbing decision by the authorities to charge twelve people experiencing homelessness, with loitering and begging, JRS Malta re-affirms its commitment to faithfully stand alongside people, especially those pushed to the margins and...
JRS Malta Easter message | Life is Stronger
“Life is stronger”. These were the words Ms Ingal Dul, JRS Ukraine Director, used in a recent meeting of JRS directors, to describe her reaction when she saw children playing in Bucha, Ukraine. In 2021, hundreds of people in Bucha were massacred, tortured and raped by...
JRS Europe joint statement on the European Commission’s proposed regulation on the return of TCNs
JRS Europe has published a joint statement in reaction to the European Commission's proposed regulation on the return of Third Country Nationals. The statement is signed by the JRS Europe network, consisting of JRS Austria, JRS Belgium, JRS France, JRS Germany, JRS...
