Recommendations of the public inquiry into the killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia were not fully implemented. A total ban on abortion remained in place, while parliament discussed a proposal to decriminalize abortion when needed to protect the life or health of a woman from grave jeopardy. Delays in coordinating sea rescue operations of refugees and migrants persisted. The unlawful detention of asylum seekers, including children, continued. Three asylum seekers were still waiting to know whether they would face trial on terrorism-related and other charges for opposing their unlawful pushback to Libya.
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