Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability

Organisation name in original language

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Malta

Type(s) of body

Equality Body (EB)

Address

G5 Offices, Salvu Psaila Street, Birkirkara

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Legal source(s)

  • Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Oversight
  • Collecting data on human rights violations
  • Performing promotional activities

Specific mandates

  • National monitoring mechanism under CRPD
  • Equality body with a mandate on equal treatment

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Provides advice to the government on various aspects of Malta’s 2021–2030 national strategy on the rights of disabled persons, ‘Freedom to live’.
  • Monitors the implementation of this strategy.
  • Has a council comprised of representatives from various non-governmental and civil-society organisations for persons with disabilities.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Member of the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet)

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