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Commissioner backs Malta's proposed human rights institution bill

Original: I welcome # Malta ’s proposed Bill N.3 to establish a National Human Rights Institution. Read my letter to the Minister

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has publicly welcomed Malta's proposed Bill N.3, which would establish a National Human Rights Institution. In a letter to the Minister for Equality and Civil Rights, the Commissioner recommended adjustments to ensure the new body's independence, authority and effectiveness in line with international standards. The intervention comes as Malta moves to create an institution long expected of rights-compliant states.

Why now: A senior international rights official has weighed in on Malta's pending legislation before it is finalised, urging changes to safeguard the institution's independence.

MaltaCouncil of Europe Commissioner for Human RightsNational Human Rights InstitutionMinister for Equality and Civil Rights

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• I welcome # Malta ’s proposed Bill N.3 to establish a National Human Rights Institution. Read my letter to the Minister for Equality and Civil Rights, in which I suggest adjustments to ensure the # NHRI ’s independence, authority and effectiveness, in line with international… · commissionerHR · 2

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