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Although Malta ratified the OPCAT in 2003, the NPM was only established in 2007. Two Boards were appointed for this purpose: the Board of Visitors for the Prisons and the Board of Visitors for Detained Persons. The two Boards have distinct Regulations and discussions have been ongoing for years about the possibility to gather the two institutions.
The SPT member Victor Zaharia is the SPT Focal Point for Malta.
Two Boards:
- Board of Visitors for Detained Persons
- Board of Visitors for the Prisons
Multiple Institutions
Regulation of the Board of Visitors for Detained Persons (18 September 2007)
Prison Regulations (Part IV on the Board of Visitors for the Prisons, 1 October 1999, amended in 2007)
Communication to the SPT: Official Correspondence from Malta (29 October 2008)
CAT: Concluding Observations (November 1999)
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Report (January 2009)
CPT: Report (May 2008)
Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe): Report (2006)
