Human rights in the Marshall Islands and 1986 Chernobyl leaks combined. In 2012 the Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs Phillip H Miller said that "much more remains to be done to address the past, present, and future such impacts on the basic human rights" of the Marshallese communities affected by the US's nuclear weapons testing program. Human rights in 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 and is one of the sixteen member states of the Pacific Islands Forum. Since 1979, the Marshall
Elections in the Marshall Islands two "groupings" have competed in legislative balloting in recent years - Kabua Party (Imata Kabua) and the United Democratic Party (UDP) (Litokwa Tomeing). Elections in the Marshall Islands Elections in Marshall Islands gives information on election and election results in Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the parliament. The Legislature ("Nitijela") has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies. The Legislature was last elected 17 November 2003 without the participation of parties,