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
Marshall Islands and the United Nations Marshall Islands and the United Nations The Marshall Islands joined the United Nations on September 17, 1991. Although the Marshall Islands are sovereign, the Republic is bound by a Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Marshall Islands show overwhelming support for the United States. On 13 key issues in 2008, the Marshall Islands matched the vote of the United States 100% of the time. In 2015, however, the Marshall Islands voted to condemn the US embargo over Cuba. The motion at the United Nations was supported by 191 member states, with two votes against (the United States