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
Law enforcement in the Marshall Islands Law enforcement in the Marshall Islands Defense of the Marshall Islands is the responsibility of the United States, but local police matters are handled by the Marshall Islands Police, the national police force, as well as several atoll or municipality-based departments. There are two police forces which function under the name "Kwajalein Police", a municipal department known otherwise as "Kalgov Police", in addition to law enforcement on the U.S. military base on Kwajalein Atoll separate from the Government of the Marshall Islands, and which are contracted out to private security firms from the United States. Kwajalein Atoll is serviced by