The Jesuit Refugee Service in Malta seeks to accompany, serve and defend the rights of asylum seekers and forcibly displaced persons who arrive in Malta. 

Each arrival's story bears witness to traumatised, disrupted pasts but also to a remarkable will to survive against all odds.

 
 

 

Do They Know? Asylum Seekers testify to life in Libya
Do They Know? is a collection of testimonies from asylum seekers who were granted protection in Malta, highlighting their experiences of life there. Published by JRS Malta to coincide with International Migrants' Day 2009, the testimonies reveal the unthinkable hardship many migrants face in Libya, which is almost an obligatory transit country for sub-Saharan Africans fleeing widespread violence and human rights violations in their countries. Read the statement or go directly to Do They Know?

 

Annual Report 2008
The Annual Report for 2008 gives an overview of the main projects JRS Malta worked on throughout last year, as well as an insight into our main concerns and our advocacy work.
The report is available in PDF format

 

Asylum in Malta: What you should know
This guide presents the asylum procedure to immigrants in detention.  The content of this document was formulated by JRS, after discussions with asylum seekers of different nationalities, UNHCR and people working in the field.
Download Asylum in Malta: What you should know [English PDF]


 

JRS websites
Click on the following buttons to visit other international JRS websites.

 
 

 

 

 

 

26/07/2010 - JRS Malta publishes National Report on Detention of Vulnerable Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants
Jesuit Refugee Service Malta has published the National Report on Becoming Vulnerable in Detention, the Civil Society Report on the Detention of Vulnerable Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in the EU. This report was prepared by JRS Malta as part of the DEVAS project, coordinated by JRS Europe and implemented in partnership with NGOs in 23 EU Member States. Download [pdf]

21/07/2010 - JRS Malta gravely concerned about return of Somalis to Libya
Jesuit Refugee Service Malta is gravely concerned about the return of 27 Somali asylum seekers, rescued on Saturday (17 July) night from a vessel in distress within Malta's SAR, to Libya. Read more...