WILPF Submission to the OHCHR on the Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall Islands

WILPF made a submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) about nuclear colonialism and transformative justice in relation to the legacy of US nuclear testing and waste in the Marshsall Islands.

Following the OHCHR's report on the nuclear legacy of the Marshall Islands (A/HRC/57/77), the OHCHR was requested by the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/57/26) to prepare a second report addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realisation and enjoyment of the human rights of the people of the Marshall Islands, stemming from the state’s nuclear legacy. The theme of this report is truth and justice; WILPF’s submission frames the issue as one of nuclear colonialism and advocates for the application of transformative justice principles and practices.

Written by Ray Acheson and Laura Varella • Published September 2025 by Reaching Critical Will of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

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