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Sometimes the best effort to fight misconceptions, prejudice and divide among the local Maltese population and the persons who have landed on our shores in search of a better life, is through creating a safe space for encounter. This is the idea behind the JRS Human...

JRS Europe, with the participation of JRS in Malta and other countries across the continent, have recently launched CHANGE, an educational program that connects students, teachers, and refugees. The idea behind Change is to learn and share experiences which foster...

Leaving him half dead: In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the robbers who beat up the man and left him half dead, remain unknown, unnamed. The person who allegedly dumped Lamin on the side of the road on Selmun road in Mellieħa like a bag of disposable waste has...

“Don’t judge – everyone has a story”. Perhaps it is a phrase that we have often heard in different contexts, mostly because it is stating the obvious. Everyone has a past and went through hurdles, although some went through unthinkable pains to get where they are...

JRS Malta has launched a set of videos providing practical information on employment to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Malta. The videos were recorded in seven different languages and they are intended to explain the fundamental rights of all workers in...

A book launch organised by Justice & Peace Commission, JRS and Migrants Commission "We don't look for a better life... just life." These were the poignant words quoted by author Danielle Vella at the launch of her new book 'Dying to Live', at the Archbishop's...

JRS Malta continues to stand in support for victims of sexual violence.

We are extremely concerned about a new policy that is denying people the possibility of working and earning a living. It is clear that this decision will deprive hundreds of people, including families, of the income necessary to secure a minimum level of human dignity and self-reliance.

Call for Applications for the post of RESEARCHER within the JRS Malta “Access to Protection” project Young asylum seekers living in Malta: Exploring youth transitions

We are extremely concerned at the fate of over 100 men, women and children in distress at sea. We know that over the past few days they were in distress in Malta’s Search and Rescue Zone. We also know that a ship was ready to rescue them, but was prevented from doing so by Malta.