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 ReadingWe are extremely concerned at yet another allegation that Malta illegally pushed back to Libya a group of 83 persons. According to the reports, the people were in distress at sea in Malta’s Search and Rescue Zone. The reports further allege that, instead of coordinating their rescue, Malta somehow permitted the Libyan authorities to enter Malta’s zone of rescue responsibility and to return the people to Libya.
Libya is not a safe country. It remains unsafe due to widespread and on-going conflict. This is aggravated by the fact that it does not yet have a Government able to provide security and stability to the entire country and to all people living in it.
Continue ReadingTogether with our friends at JRS Malta, we sent an open letter to Maltese MEPs on the vote for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact.
What is the Pact? Why are human rights organisations all over the EU lamenting its adoption as the end of asylum in Europe? Read more here.
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#KeepingUpWithTheInterns
For as long as I have been in the working field, I have not been a part of the morning commute. That time of day when you leave your house at 7.55am and arrive on time, but leave at 8am and arrive late. The time of day when traffic is at its highest, the crowds are hustling, the rush to work. The early bird gets the worm right? I have been many things in my life but a 9-5 girl was not one of them, until now.
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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.