MALTA: Statement on forced migrants

During their General Assembly held in Malta from the 18th to 20th of October, the European Jesuit Provincials reflected on various aspects of the tragic reality of refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants. The Assembly was very aware of the serious burdens faced by this small country which is disproportionately exposed to the pressures of such migration. They published a statement calling for the respect of the rights of these forced migrants by individual governments and by the entire European Union, and called for the burdens of receiving such migrants to be shared in a more equitable manner. Read more »