Human rights in the Marshall Islands and chronic domestic violence" and other human rights problems included "child abuse, sex trafficking, and lack of legal provisions protecting workers' rights." As a member state of the United Nations the Marshall Islands is subject to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a process that involves a review of human rights records. By the time of its UPR in 2010, the Marshall Islands, among other states in the Asia Pacific, was reluctant to form a National Human Rights Institution despite recommendations for its establishment from the Human Rights Council. However, in 2015 the Marshall Islands passed legislation to set up a
Visa policy of the Marshall Islands Visa policy of the Marshall Islands Visitors to the Marshall Islands must obtain a visa in advance unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens are eligible for a visa on arrival. Holders of passports of the following 34 jurisdictions do not require a visa for entry to the Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 June 2016. This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in