Marshall Islands

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Overview

Marshall Islands is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office for the Pacific (ROP). Part of the office's work is to strengthen rule of law and accountability for human rights violations, enhance and protect civic space and people's participation, and integrate human rights in sustainable development.

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News & Statements

Latest news

31 Oct 2024

Special Procedures

Marshall Islands: International community morally bound to support efforts to address historical and future displacement

04 Oct 2024

Special Procedures

UN expert on internally displaced persons to visit the Republic of the Marshall Islands

28 Feb 2022

Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council Starts High-Level Segment, Hearing from the Presidents of Tunisia, Lithuania, Colombia, Marshall Islands and Venezuela

17 Mar 2021

Multiple Mechanisms

Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Bulgaria, Marshall Islands, United States and Croatia

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Latest statements & messages

04 Oct 2024

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Deputy High Commissioner on the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands: “We must stand together to prevent human rights and environmental crises.”

06 Jun 2017

Multiple Mechanisms

Denial of access and lack of cooperation with UN bodies will not diminish scrutiny of a State's human rights record

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UN and OHCHR Reports

UN Secretary-General and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/HRC/57/77: Addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realization and enjoyment of the human rights of the people of the Marshall Islands, stemming from the State’s nuclear legacy - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Advance edited version

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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CEDAW/C/MHL/CO/1-3: Concluding observations on the combined initial to third periodic reports of the Marshall Islands

CRC/C/MHL/CO/3-4: Committee on the Rights of the Child: Concluding observations on the combined third and fourth periodic reports of the Marshall Islands

CRC/C/MHL/CO/2: Concluding observations

CRC/C/15/Add.139: Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External resources

Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact in Geneva, Switzerland.

Asia Pacific Section
Tel. +41 22 928 9650

Field

OHCHR Regional Office for the Pacific
c/o UNDP, Level 5, Kadavu House
Private Mail Bag
Victoria Parade
Suva
Tel. (679) 3310465 / 3310475 .ext 205
Website

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