Human rights in the Marshall Islands

Politics of the Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands is a country in the Pacific spread over 29 coral atolls, with 1,156 islands and islets. It has an estimated population of 68,480[1] and is one of the sixteen member states of the Pacific Islands Forum. Since 1979, the Marshall Islands has been self-governing.

While the Marshall Islands has a Bill of Rights guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedom from discrimination, it is home to a number of human rights issues. According to the Marshall Islands 2015 Human Rights Report, the "most significant human rights problems included prison conditions, chronic government corruption, and chronic domestic violence" and other human rights problems included "child abuse, sex trafficking, and lack of legal provisions protecting workers' rights."[2]

  1. ^ "Nitijela Home Page". rmiparliament.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ "Marshall Islands 2015 Human Rights Report at 1". Accessed: 29 April 2016.