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The research forms part of the project 'Forms of Violence in Malta – a gender perspective', supported by the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - PROGRESS (2007 - 2013) that is implemented by the European Commission. ; Acknowledgement: The University of Malta would like to acknowledge its gratitude to the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality for their permission to upload this work on OAR@UoM. Further reuse of this document can be made, provided the source is acknowledged. ; A report addressing female genital mutilation in Malta. This report is structured as follows. Part I provides an overview of the literature on FGM. It focuses on the international, European and national context as well as on the health implications of FGM before reviewing the literature on the training of healthcare professionals. Finally, the review provides a number of country profiles focusing on countries of origin of migrants in Malta and in which FGM is a widespread phenomenon. Part II introduces the legal framework at the international, European and national level. It seeks to provide an introduction to the legal basis for action to combat FGM whilst at the same time acknowledging that the law is only a part of the framework in this regard. The relevant provisions from international and Maltese law are addressed with particular attention placed on the provisions in the Maltese criminal code introduced in 2014. Part III presents the findings from the qualitative research including both the focus group and interviews with stakeholders and communities at risk. Despite the small samples, a number of interesting observations emerge which provide insights into some of the challenges faced as well as opportunities for future measures to address FGM. Part IV presents promising practices from various countries on approaches to combat FGM. These practices could help inform the development, implementation and evaluation of measures in Malta. Part V concludes by identifying a number of running themes from the research and presenting a number of concrete and achievable recommendations. ; N/A

Acknowledgement: The University of Malta would like to acknowledge its gratitude to the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality for their permission to upload this work on OAR@UoM. Further reuse of this document can be made, provided the source is acknowledged. ; Publication supported by the European Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - PROGRESS (2007-2013) ; Gender equality emanates out of the advancement of human rights and is a fundamental aspect of democratic citizenship. It belongs to the basic and universally recognised civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. Infringement of such rights hinders societies from achieving the goals and benefits of development. The prohibition to discriminate on a number of grounds is well ingrained in Maltese Legislation, including Chapter IV - Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual, of the Maltese Constitution, which arches over all other legislation. ; N/A

The paper forms part of the project 'GenderRace - The Use of Racial Anti-Discrimination Laws: Gender and Citizenship in a Multicultural Context', funded by the EU Seventh Framework Programme, Grant Agreement - SSH7-CT-2007-217237 ; Acknowledgement: The University of Malta would like to acknowledge its gratitude to the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality for their permission to upload this work on OAR@UoM. Further reuse of this document can be made, provided the source is acknowledged. ; This paper provides an introduction to the issue of multiple discrimination and the problems it presents in law. It analyses how the law in many European countries deals with cases of multiple discrimination. It will discuss the GendeRace Project, a project which aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of racial discrimination laws in a gender perspective, and some of its findings. This paper will also examine some alternative ways of addressing multiple discrimination in law and will give examples of good practice, some of which are based on the findings of the GenderRace project. The focus of the lessons that can be learned from these examples will be on the European Union level. ; peer-reviewed

Strengthening Equality beyond Legislation (VS/2009/0405), is a project supported by the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - PROGRESS (2007-2013), designed to reach out to specific target groups to sensitise and stimulate specific action by stakeholders as their contribution towards a de facto equal environment. ; Acknowledgement: The University of Malta would like to acknowledge its gratitude to the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality for their permission to upload this work on OAR@UoM. Further reuse of this document can be made, provided the source is acknowledged. ; The aim of this research was ta analyse the reasons that inhibit people from reporting cases of discrimination that they go through to responsible bodies. This research sought to identify factors which lead to underreporting of discriminatory incidents, the responsible bodies to investigate such cases, to determine whether the persons suffering discrimination perceived their experience as such and finally made recommendations on how to better the situation in Malta. ; N/A