Torture by Police, Forced Disappearance & Other Ill Treatment In the early years of the 21st Century 2000 to
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have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation in Micronesia. Some of these links may lead to websites
that present allegations that are unsubstantiated or even false. No
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that are available on-line. ***
ARCHIVES *** 2020 Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices: Micronesia U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, 30 March 2021 www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/micronesia/
[accessed 29 July
2021] TORTURE AND OTHER
CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT There were no
significant reports regarding prison or detention center conditions that
raised human rights concerns. PRISON AND DETENTION
CENTER CONDITIONS Administration:
There was no prison ombudsman to respond to complaints. Authorities permitted
prisoners and detainees to submit complaints to judicial authorities without
censorship and to request investigation of credible allegations of inhuman
conditions, but they rarely investigated such allegations. Freedom House
Country Report 2018 Edition freedomhouse.org/country/micronesia/freedom-world/2018 [accessed 13 May
2020] IS THERE AN
INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY?
- The judiciary is independent. The chief justice, who administers the
judicial system, and the associate justices of the Supreme Court are
appointed by the president with the approval of a two-thirds majority in
Congress. They are appointed for life terms and cannot be removed
arbitrarily. DOES DUE PROCESS
PREVAIL IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL MATTERS? - The police respect legal safeguards
against arbitrary arrest and detention, and defendants are generally provided
with basic due process guarantees surrounding trials and appeals. However, a
shortage of lawyers may sometimes impair detainees’ access to counsel in
practice, according to the U.S. State Department. IS THERE PROTECTION
FROM THE ILLEGITIMATE USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE AND FREEDOM FROM WAR AND
INSURGENCIES?
- There were no reports of physical abuse or inhumane treatment by police or
prison officials in 2017. Criminal activity does not pose a major threat to
physical security, though police have struggled to deal with illegal fishing. ***
EARLIER EDITIONS OF SOME OF THE ABOVE *** Human Rights
Reports » 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119048.htm [accessed 5 February
2013] 2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119048.htm [accessed 7 July
2019] TORTURE
AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT – The constitution
prohibits such practices, and the government generally respected these
provisions; however, there were occasional reports of physical abuse by
police or prison officials. In October authorities concluded an
investigation, begun in 2007, of a corrections officer for sexual assault of
an inmate. The officer was fired, but no criminal charges were filed. In
another case police officers refused a detainee access to the toilet. After
his release a court awarded the victim $4,000 (the U.S. dollar is the
national currency) in a civil suit against the police. There were some other
private lawsuits alleging police abuse during the year, but there were no
reports that abusive behavior was systemic. All
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