Bahá'í Faith in the Marshall Islands the Marshall Islands, went from 2% to 11.5% according to Bahá'í sources. Similar growth rates are reported in some other Pacific nations. But as early as 2001 the US State Dept estimated the Bahá'ís at 0.6 percent or about 400. However almost at the same time the 2000 World Christian Encyclopedia estimation of a Bahá'í population was just over 1,000, or 1.50%. Bahá'í Faith in the Marshall Islands The Bahá'í Faith in the Marshall Islands begins after 1916 with a mention by `Abdu'l-Bahá, then head of the religion, that Bahá'ís should take the religion there. The first Bahá'í to pioneer
Human rights in the Marshall Islands Human Rights Committee and related procedures. The Marshall Islands has ratified the following agreements: However, no international treaty has force in law until it is approved by the Nitijela (Parliament). Although the Marshall Islands intends to ratify the outstanding human rights conventions, its resource constraints have made full implementation of human rights conventions difficult in the past. The Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands sets out the powers and functions of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of Government. Article II of the Constitution contains a Bill of Rights which outlines the basic rights afforded to people in