Discrimination and violence against women remain serious problems, and the Government on occasion has imposed restrictions on the media. There is a constitutionally provided Ombudsman to look into and provide protection against improper or unlawful administrative treatment. There were no reports of political or other extrajudicial killings. There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances. These practices are prohibited by law and not known to occur.
Prison conditions meet minimum international standards.
As 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. 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. The judicial system consists of a High Court and magistrates' courts.