Ratification CERD: yes in 1971, Malta has also agreed to individual petitions under Article 14.

Extracts from ECRI annual report (adopted in December 2007):
In ECRI's third report on Malta it is stated that the legal and institutional framework against racism and racial discrimination has been strengthened. Criminal law provisions against racist expression and racially and religiously aggravated offences are now in force. But the legal provisions against racist expression, racially motivated offences and racial discrimination are not yet fully applied. What worries ECRI, is that the Maltese authorities have implemented a policy of systematic detention of irregular migrants. This policy has negative effects on the respect of the rights of the persons concerned as on the perception of these people among the general population.

Link to the full document:
http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/ecri/1-ecri/2-country-by-country_approach/malta/_malta_cbc_3_.asp#P70_3803

ECRI land reports in French and when present in the original language of the country:
French