In the first weeks of April, Carla held a number of focus groups with civil society actors in order to recieve feedback on the training and guidance document that was being developed for the project. Through these meetings, the feedback provided allowed her to understand better the needs and support needed for civil society to effectively contribute to the EC Rule of Law report.
Continue Reading
Carla Camilleri, our assistant director, will be giving training on Navigating the Rule of Law Report – A Training Session for Effective Contributions by Civil Society. The training is part of the Active Citizens Fund Malta programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants and Norway Grants. The project is implemented by SOS Malta.
The Strengthening Access to Justice for Improved Human Rights Protection project has as its objective the improving of access to justice for individuals wishing to strengthen their human rights protection in those instances when they feel that they have been violated. Whilst Malta has a relatively strong human rights regime that seeks to protect a long list of fundamental human rights, the practical protection offered to persons whose rights have been violated or might be violated is rather weak.
Continue Reading
Attention all Law & Media Students: Do you want to know what a SLAPP is? What is the draft Directive everyone is talking about? How will it effect Maltese law and lawyers? Join us on the 17th November 2023 at the University of Malta.
We’re so happy to launch 3 fab mini clips that talk about integration and building communities!
The clips, partially financed by the EU in our project 2incING, capture one of our key messages: let’s stop treating migrants and refugees as objects to be managed and dealt with! Instead, let’s bring them into the discussions about their lives. Let’s listen to them. Let’s respect their identities. In doing so, our own communities get stronger, more resilient and more colourful.
Continue Reading