Independent monitoring of places of detention, including to prevent ill-treatment, was inadequate. There were new reports that Malta failed to respond to distress calls from refugees and migrants in peril at sea. Refugees and migrants continued to be arbitrarily detained. The conditions and treatment of people in immigration detention remained punitive. Abortion remained illegal in most circumstances. No progress was made on establishing a national human rights institution.
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