| Accession Number | P04225.484 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Honiara |
| Date made | 8 November 2003 |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Solomon Islands (RAMSI), 2003-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Source credit to | Acquired through Australian War Memorial official commission 2003 |
Sign outside the Royal Solomon Islands Police station at Naha, in Honiara. Honiara, capital of ...
Description
Sign outside the Royal Solomon Islands Police station at Naha, in Honiara. Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, experienced high rates of violent crime and political unrest for several years before 2003, associated with the activities of armed militia groups and a breakdown of confidence in the Royal Solomon Islands Police. This followed decades of tensions between settlers, who came to the area from the island of Malaita in the years after the Second World War, and the indigenous inhabitants of Guadalcanal. The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) policing and military intervention was intended to restore peace and the rule of law in the Solomon Islands. The RAMSI Participating Police Force (PPF) comprised police from Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Kiribati, with logistic and security support provided by military forces from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Tonga.