Some women suffer from domestic violence, and discrimination limits the opportunities available to women. There were some incidents of racial violence. There were no reports of political or other extrajudicial killings. There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances. The Constitution forbids torture and inhuman or degrading punishment or other such treatment, and there were no reports of such practices.
Prison conditions are Spartan but in accordance with local living standards.
Church representatives and family members are permitted to visit prisoners. There is no preventive detention, although there are no statutory limits to the length of time a suspect may be held prior to being charged. The law does not limit access by counsel and family members to detained persons. The Government does not use forced exile. The judiciary, whose top judges have been expatriates, is independent of the King and the executive branch.