Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 45th Session of the Universal Periodic Review. MALTA Introduction 1. aditus foundation, the European Network on Statelessness (ENS), and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right to a nationality and human rights challenges pertaining to statelessness in Malta. 2. This submission focuses on: I. II. III. IV. Data on the stateless population; Statelessness determination and access to rights; Arbitrary detention; Children’s right to a nationality. 3. aditus foundation 1 is a non-governmental organisation established in 2011 with a mission to monitor, report and act on access to human rights in Malta. Named for the Latin word for 'access', our work is focused on the attentive analysis of access to human rights recognition and enjoyment. Our work promotes a society where all persons are able to access and enjoy all their fundamental human rights, and access to justice and remedies should be provided in case of violations. Our focus is primarily Malta, but we also work towards highlighting the regional & international dimensions of human rights in Malta. 4. The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) 2 is a civil society alliance of NGOs, lawyers, academics, and other independent experts committed to addressing statelessness in Europe. Based in London, it currently has over 180 members in 41 European countries. ENS organises its work around three pillars – law and policy development, awareness-raising, and capacity-building. ENS provides expert advice and 1 2 For more information, see http://www.aditus.org.mt/. For more information, see https://www.statelessness.eu. 1