These practices are prohibited by law. There were a few complaints of excessive use of force by police in making arrests. These are handled either by the police's internal investigations office or by the courts. In one instance, the Honiara magistrate's court in August fined a police constable for striking a drunk with his baton when arresting him. Prison conditions meet minimum international standards.
Prisons are overcrowded, and new facilities are under construction at the central prison in Rove.
Since there are no human rights organizations in Solomon Islands, the question of whether the Government would permit visits by human rights monitors has never arisen. A government-appointed Committee of Mercy, comprised of church and social leaders, recommends pardons for rehabilitated prisoners. There was no evidence of politically motivated arrests or detentions. Exile is not practiced. The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary and it is independent in practice.