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18/08/2010 12:42
WCCC staff attended a workshop on HIV /AIDS and Human Rights which looked into the rights of the HIV positive victims and how we can create a safe and supportive environment.
Participants included representatives from NGOs, civil society and Government Ministries. HIV Community trainer...
18/08/2010 12:26
Reports of sexual assault in Tonga have been on the increase. In the first case recorded of its type, a women has been trafficked here into the Kingdom to take part as a prostitute. Cases have also been processed through the courts involving incest with minors and rape. This increase in...
09/08/2010 16:08
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The Commander of Tonga Police, Chris Kelley, says the reported rate of violence against women in Tonga has almost quadrupled in the past ten years. These statistics were revealed this week in Nuku'alofa where a national consultation is underway to discuss changes to...
09/08/2010 15:16
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On 5 July 2010, the Director of Tonga’s Women and Children’s Crisis Centre (WCCC) said that more rigid laws are needed to combat the illegal importation of weapons. This follows a recent charge of unlawful possession of a firearm laid against man alleged to...
09/08/2010 14:52
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WOMEN and children escaping violence now have a new place to consider. Based in Fanga 'o Pilolevu, the Women and Children Crisis Centre officially opened their doors on Dec 3, 2009.
"It's great news for the Kingdom!" says Centre Coordinator 'Ofa-ki-Levuka...
09/08/2010 14:46
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Posted at 18:55 on 08 August, 2010 UTC
A Tonga NGO says the decision to send troops to Afghanistan could drive the kingdom down the same path as Fiji.
The Tonga Women and Children’s Crisis Centre is calling for a national referendum on a request by the United Kingdom...
09/08/2010 09:49
Westpac Bank of Tonga presented over a thousand pa'anga worth of
donations to the Women and Children Crisis Centre. Staff of Westpac
worked together to collect food, clothes, blankets and a cheque of
$1200.
Safe House Manager, Sr. Anunisia Fifita accepted the donations with a
big smile, "The...
09/08/2010 09:34
The Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) is putting the pressure on to revise a decision recently passed in Tongan parliament to send troops to Afganistan.
55 Tongan soldiers are committed to begin service in Afghanistan in November, with a total of 275 soldiers committed over a...
16/07/2010 08:05
How much are we prepared as a nation for the upcoming General Elections? Democracy means that as citizens we should be given the right to have a say in how our country is run. It's not just about turning up on the day of elections to vote – it’s about knowing about the new parliamentary...
15/07/2010 17:09
A firsthand account of reporting child sexual abuse from a client at WCCC.
It happened on a Friday night when I went back home with my mom after attending a funeral. We stayed at another family’s house and while my mum was having a shower I went in the kitchen and ate with the other...
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