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🗳️ Democracy DayIn a time of growing uncertainty, and with authoritarian tendencies re-emerging in different parts of the world, the question of engagement becomes ever more pressing.Democracy is sustained not only by institutions, but by people who choose to take part in shaping the world around them.Bertolt Brecht reminded us that indifference is never neutral — that when we turn away, the consequences do not disappear, they accumulate. The conditions we live under are shaped by what we challenge, and what we allow to pass unexamined.At its core, this reflects a humanist insight: that the world we inhabit is shaped by human action, responsibility, and shared effort.There is no other world to defer to. What exists is this one — and its future is in our hands. 🌍 #democracy #DemocracyInAction #malta #humanism #secularism #civilsociety #PoliticalDebate #participation #secularhumanism #humanrights #InternationalDayofDemocracy
Are our most fundamental choices truly ours, or are they simply permitted until someone in power decides otherwise?From bodily autonomy and freedom of conscience to equality and civil rights, too much can depend on discretion, goodwill or who happens to hold power.A healthy democracy should not require people to ask for favours where they should be able to rely on rights.It is time to move Malta from a culture of permission and discretion towards a society where human rights are clear, protected and available to everyone.An important reflection by Humanists Malta Chairperson James Buhagiar and Committee Member Christian Colombo in MaltaToday.Read the full article: www.maltatoday.com.mt/comment/opinions/144202/the_decisions_we_allow_others_to_make_for_us #HumanistsMalta #humanrights #humanism #malta #bodilyautonomy #FreedomOfConscience #equality #democracy #civilrights
The decisions we allow others to make for us
www.maltatoday.com.mt
A healthy democracy is not measured by how generously power is exercised. It is measured by how little people need to depend on power's goodwill in the first place.
🌿 Comino is not simply a beautiful place. It is part of our shared natural heritage, and decisions affecting it deserve the highest level of scrutiny.The decision by the Environment and Resources Authority to approve extensive tree interventions and preparatory works connected with the proposed Comino development has understandably raised serious environmental and governance concerns, particularly while the development itself remains subject to legal challenge.We welcome the work of Moviment Graffitti and other environmental organisations seeking to scrutinise these decisions and protect Comino through lawful civic action. Moviment Graffitti has now launched an appeal against the ERA permit and a wider campaign to defend the island.For humanists, care for the natural world is inseparable from care for human wellbeing. Healthy ecosystems, biodiversity and access to our shared natural heritage matter, but so do transparent institutions, evidence-based decision-making and public authorities acting in the public interest.Development decisions can have consequences lasting generations. They should therefore be approached with caution, openness and genuine respect for the environmental value of places such as Comino.Protecting our natural heritage is a matter of responsibility to one another, to future generations and to the living world we share. 🌍Moviment Graffitti is crowdfunding its appeal against the ERA permit and further action to defend Comino. If you would like to support their efforts, you can find more information and contribute here:movimentgraffitti.org/2026/08/13/moviment-graffitti-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-to-appeal-era-... We are also encouraging people to join the Save Comino WhatsApp group – via chat.whatsapp.com/JuimMwYnRxGA9ZHdR8QZQ3#HumanistsMalta #comino #savecomino #environment #environmentalprotection #biodiversity #GoodGovernance #accountability #PublicInterest #sustainability #malta #heritage #nature #corporategreed #Corruption #Corruption #humanism #maltagram #lovemalta #visitmalta #PeopleBeforeProfits #PeopleBeforeProfit #PeopleBeforeProfit #democracy #RuleOfLaw
📰 Malta’s attitudes on abortion are changing — but remain deeply ambivalent.A new MaltaToday survey suggests growing support for removing prison sentences for women who have abortions. This is an important shift: punishment, fear, and stigma have no place in healthcare.But the same survey also shows continued support for prison sentences against doctors who provide abortion care. This contradiction matters.A humane society should not force women into fear while threatening medical professionals for offering care, information, and support. Criminalisation does not protect dignity — it pushes people into silence and turns moments of vulnerability into legal danger.At its heart, this is about bodily autonomy, healthcare, conscience, and human dignity.Humanists Malta believes that people facing difficult reproductive decisions deserve compassion, evidence-based care, and respect — not punishment. 🤝#HumanistsMalta #Humanism #AbortionRights #ReproductiveRights #BodilyAutonomy #Healthcare #PatientRights #HumanRights #HumanDignity #WomenRights #MedicalEthics #Compassion #EvidenceBasedPolicy #FreedomOfChoice #Malta #MaltaToday #CivilSociety #Equality #SocialJustice #ReasonAndEmpathy #abortion #abortionisahumanright #abortionishealthcare
Abortion survey: No jail for women but yes for doctors
www.maltatoday.com.mt
MaltaToday abortion survey | Remove prison sentence for women: 43% yes, 35% no, 22% undecided • Remove prison sentence for doctors: 38% yes, 41% no, 21% undecided
🇫🇷🕊️ A historic moment for dignity and end-of-life choice in France.France’s assisted dying law has now come into effect, after years of debate and constitutional approval. This is a major step for personal autonomy, compassion, and the right of people facing unbearable suffering to make deeply personal decisions about their own lives.The law also shows that end-of-life choice can be approached carefully: with eligibility criteria, medical assessment, informed consent, waiting periods, and safeguards.For humanists, this is the heart of the matter: people should not be forced to endure suffering against their will when they are capable of making a clear, informed, and deeply personal choice.This is not about treating life lightly. It is about respecting the dignity, conscience, and autonomy of those facing the most difficult circumstances.Following Malta’s own consultation process last year, this conversation should continue with seriousness, empathy, and without further delay. 🇲🇹🤝#HumanistsMalta #Humanism #France #AssistedDying #VoluntaryAssistedEuthanasia #VAE #EndOfLifeChoice #EndOfLifeCare #DignityInDying #HumanDignity #PersonalAutonomy #BodilyAutonomy #FreedomOfChoice #PatientRights #MedicalEthics #HealthcareEthics #InformedConsent #Safeguards #Compassion #HumanRights #ReasonAndEmpathy #CivilSociety #Malta #Europe #PublicDebate
France’s ‘aid in dying’ law comes into effect after constitutional approval
www.theguardian.com
Right to assisted dying established for patients with conditions assessed as incurable and causing unbearable pain
🕊️ It began with a question.A student challenged prejudice.A young man chose conscience over silence and free thought over fear.That young man was Sherif Gaber.Since then, he has faced years of prosecution, detention, uncertainty and persecution for expressing his views on religion, secularism, science and human rights.His case is a stark reminder of what happens when states treat peaceful expression as a crime.Freedom of conscience belongs to everyone. Every person should be free to examine their beliefs, question them, change them, leave a religion, practise one, or reject belief altogether — without fear of punishment or persecution.Freedom of expression also includes the right to discuss and criticise ideas peacefully, even when those ideas are deeply held.Blasphemy laws do not protect people. They protect power from criticism.Humanists Malta stands with Sherif Gaber and with everyone whose rights are threatened simply because they think, speak, believe, or disbelieve differently.No one should be imprisoned for asking questions.No one should be persecuted for disbelief.No one should disappear for thinking freely.humanists.uk/2026/07/17/freedom-to-leave-or-change-religion-under-growing-threat-pew-data-shows/#FreeSherifGaber #sherifgaber #FreedomOfThought #FreedomOfExpression #FreedomOfConscience #humanrights #BlasphemyLaws #EndBlasphemyLaws #HumanistsMalta #humanism #secularhumanism #freethought #atheism #CriticalThinking #reason #ScienceAndReason #FreedomToQuestion #NotoPersecution #ReligiousFreedom #MinorityRights #civilrights #HumanDignity #justice #Egypt #MENA #solidarity #thinkfreely #questioneverything
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