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15 Nov

Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia: International organisations cautiously welcome improved terms of the public inquiry

15 November 2019 We, the undersigned organisations, cautiously welcome today’s announcement by the Maltese Government that they will update terms of reference and the composition of the Board of Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. This is a long overdue step towards ensuring justice and ending impunity in Daphne’s case […]

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23 Sep

23.09.2019 share on  Daphne Caruana Galizia: Why there are concerns over the public inquiry into her assassination By Renata Rat – 23.09.2019 86 days. It took the Maltese government 86 days to set up a public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The news came in on Friday, 20. September, late in the […]

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19 Sep

Human Rights Council: Hold Malta to establish a public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination

19.09.2019 On behalf of 10 organisations, including the ECPMF, ARTICLE 19 responds to the Secretary General’s report on reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the field of human rights during the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Mr President, ARTICLE 19 and nine other freedom of expression organisations welcome the inclusion of […]

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27 Jun

International freedom of expression organisations welcome crucial PACE resolution on the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and rule of law in Malta

The undersigned international freedom of expression organisations welcome the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on 26 June, condemning the continued impunity for the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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25 May

Checks and balances? Peter Omtzigt’s report on the situation in Malta

By Renata Rat – 25.06.2019 Special Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt’s report on the rule of law in Malta is damning. Prompted by the 2017 car bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, it finds serious deficiencies.The report is being presented at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 26. June 2019. Media freedom […]

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