{"id":16469,"date":"2023-08-01T21:43:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maltahumanist.org\/?p=16469"},"modified":"2023-08-01T21:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:43:56","slug":"concerns-on-maltas-freedom-of-religious-belief-upr-submission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanistsmalta.org\/mt\/prml\/2023\/uncategorized\/16469\/concerns-on-maltas-freedom-of-religious-belief-upr-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns on Malta&#8217;s freedom of religious belief (UPR Submission)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Humanists Malta co-operated with Aditus on the <strong>4th UPR submission on Malta<\/strong> to a UN review of human rights in Malta, covering a number of serious concerns about Malta&#8217;s commitment to justice and equality.<\/p>\n<p>Our contribution highlights shortcomings concerning <strong>freedom of religious belief<\/strong>, citing examples of institutionalised religious privilege and discrimination, not least when it comes to religious\u00a0 and sex education in state schools.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full report <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1cYPPR7PZayEv0xHd9JjxQFFoSMs0UtHU\/view?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the Human Rights Council (HRC):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/hrbodies\/upr\/sessions\/2022-10-24\/UPR-4th-cycle-civil-society-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/hrbodies\/upr\/sessions\/2022-10-24\/UPR-4th-cycle-civil-society-guide.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690697552898000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0aWCeveoxgtBZYO0wo0moM\">UPR<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/hr-bodies\/upr\/mt-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/hr-bodies\/upr\/mt-index&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690697552898000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1VfGPg4SYnqTerOuE-IVSv\">Documents<\/a>\u00a0on Malta&#8217;s previous sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humanists Malta co-operated with Aditus on the 4th UPR submission on Malta to a UN review of human rights in Malta, covering a number of serious concerns about Malta&#8217;s commitment to justice and equality. 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