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Malta
Malta
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Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati (House of Representatives)
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cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 0.43 million people
- Number of MPs 65 MPs
- Legislature unicameral
- Last election Jun 2017
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website www.parlament.mt
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This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
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News in brief
29/11/2017
Parliaments play a vital role in ensuring safe and humane migration through the ratification and effective implementation of international treaties. They can also help to change the negative discourse around migration by putting in place and strengthening legislation against xenophobia and racism and by promoting balanced and empirically sound public debate. These were among the conclusions of a conference for parliamentarians on smart and humane migration across the Mediterranean. The conference , co-organized by the IPU with the Parliament of Malta and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), took place in Valletta, Malta, from 16 to 17 November 2017.
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International Conference on Promoting better regional cooperation toward smart and humane migration across the Mediterranean
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