Saturday October 1, 2016
A Maltese appeals court on Friday ruled that a Somali woman who gave birth on a migrant smugglers' boat eight years ago can finally register her child in Malta.Chama Hatra's daughter Muna was born in November 2008 while she was aboard the boat which had set sail from Libya.The mother and her newborn were transferred to a Russian vessel before being brought to Malta, where they later were granted refugee status.But Hatra wasn't able to obtain a birth certificate for her daughter in Malta. Officials said they could not recognize Muna's birth because the girl was born on a vessel not registered in Malta and also had been moved onto the Russian ship before arriving.