Latest items for Malta
June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1.01. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2022, the gross enrollment rate for females is 103% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 102%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1.01. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2022, the gross enrollment rate for females is 103% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 102%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Cyprus, Ireland, Malta, Portugal
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Just five nations saw any rise in total births – Malta (3.6 per cent), Portugal (2.4 per cent), Bulgaria (1.1 per cent), Cyprus (1 per cent) and Ireland (0.5 per cent)" (para 10).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Just five nations saw any rise in total births – Malta (3.6 per cent), Portugal (2.4 per cent), Bulgaria (1.1 per cent), Cyprus (1 per cent) and Ireland (0.5 per cent)" (para 10).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Switzerland
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"[Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic] called for the introduction of protocols and measures to prevent young girls from being taken abroad and being forced to get married" (para 12). This implies a practice of girls being forcibly taken for marriage abroad, particularly in Muslim migrant communities (CEC- CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"[Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic] called for the introduction of protocols and measures to prevent young girls from being taken abroad and being forced to get married" (para 12). This implies a practice of girls being forcibly taken for marriage abroad, particularly in Muslim migrant communities (CEC- CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"There are issues when it comes to prosecuting these [child marriages] cases, saying it is only illegal if the marriage is registered, and so proving the case in a court of law can be difficult" (para 6).
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"There are issues when it comes to prosecuting these [child marriages] cases, saying it is only illegal if the marriage is registered, and so proving the case in a court of law can be difficult" (para 6).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AOM-DATA-1
"Research has shown prospective husbands are normally much older than the under-age girls they end up marrying" (para 8). This is in reference to Middle Eastern and North African migrant communities in Malta (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AOM-DATA-1
"Research has shown prospective husbands are normally much older than the under-age girls they end up marrying" (para 8). This is in reference to Middle Eastern and North African migrant communities in Malta (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"[Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic] called for the introduction of protocols and measures to prevent young girls from being taken abroad and being forced to get married" (para 12). This implies a practice of girls being forcibly taken for marriage abroad, particularly in Muslim migrant communities (CEC- CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"[Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic] called for the introduction of protocols and measures to prevent young girls from being taken abroad and being forced to get married" (para 12). This implies a practice of girls being forcibly taken for marriage abroad, particularly in Muslim migrant communities (CEC- CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There are cases where individuals who come from these [rural] regions, are open to Western cultural practices, but end up shunned by their communities for doing so. 'They feel they betrayed their country'" (para 10).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"There are issues when it comes to prosecuting these [child marriages] cases, saying it is only illegal if the marriage is registered, and so proving the case in a court of law can be difficult" (para 6).
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"There are issues when it comes to prosecuting these [child marriages] cases, saying it is only illegal if the marriage is registered, and so proving the case in a court of law can be difficult" (para 6).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AOM-DATA-1
"Research has shown prospective husbands are normally much older than the under-age girls they end up marrying" (para 8). This is in reference to Middle Eastern and North African migrant communities in Malta (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AOM-DATA-1
"Research has shown prospective husbands are normally much older than the under-age girls they end up marrying" (para 8). This is in reference to Middle Eastern and North African migrant communities in Malta (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde, Jamaica, Latvia, Malta, Mongolia, Slovenia
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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May 23, 2024, 10:15 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Article 248A-G of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking, and it prescribed penalties of six to 12 years’ imprisonment." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Article 248A-G of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking, and it prescribed penalties of six to 12 years’ imprisonment." (3).
May 9, 2024, 12:19 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Malta but it is illegal to solicit in public. Civil code makes it possible to evict from premises if sex work is taking place. There is also an unusual law that allows you to disinherit someone if they are a sex worker. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Organising only seems to be criminalised if there are elements of force, deception or manipulation. In the civil code there is a provision to evict from premises if sex work is taking place there. This would apply not just to organised brothels but to individuals as well. Living off the earnings...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Malta but it is illegal to solicit in public. Civil code makes it possible to evict from premises if sex work is taking place. There is also an unusual law that allows you to disinherit someone if they are a sex worker. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Organising only seems to be criminalised if there are elements of force, deception or manipulation. In the civil code there is a provision to evict from premises if sex work is taking place there. This would apply not just to organised brothels but to individuals as well. Living off the earnings...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Malta ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Malta ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Malta who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 17 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Malta who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 17 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Australia, Czech Republic, Iceland, Israel, Macedonia, Malta, Spain
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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