News
05/11/2010 10:53
Out of 147 registered candidates for the historical elections on November 25 – only 11 are women.
That’s 7.5%.
10 are standing from the main island of Tongatapu. 1 stands from the outer island of Ha’apai.
There are no female candidates from the Vava’u, ‘Eua and the Niuas.
WCCC has done the...
18/10/2010 15:50
The Women and Children Crisis Centre expresses its sincere thanks to organizations, departments, businesses and individuals for all their support and donations. The centre is raising much needed funds so that it can continue to operate the safe house and free counseling services for survivors of...
18/10/2010 15:47
“I am very, very concerned” said WCCC Community Education Trainer Asela Sauaki, “I really worry about the way we define rape under Tongan Law.”
As a Community Education Trainer, Sauaki runs workshops and programs to increase the level of understanding about the work that the Crisis Centre does –...
18/10/2010 15:46
I have contemplated on commenting on many issues for this months’ newsletter. But an issue that is really hitting at the core of my heart is the issue of rape and sexual assault on young girls here in Tonga. It is disheartening for me to report that we have seen an increase in the...
22/09/2010 15:06
The Clerk of the House of Parliament Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu has been charged with assaulting his wife. Latu is also a prominent candidate for the Friendly Islands Democracy Party in Tonga's historic democratic elections scheduled for November 25. Many candidates involved in the Democracy...
01/09/2010 17:49
Are women in Tonga really better off than they were 15 years ago?
Not if you analyse their rights says Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Director
of the WCCC.
The 11th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women was held last week –
which brings together more than 150 key delegates to report on the
status of...
01/09/2010 17:47
As the 11th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women enters day two in
Noumea, New Caledonia this week, economic empowerment of women came
under the microscope.
This morning during the Economic Empowerment of Women Plenary,
Auckland University’s Dr. Yvonne Underhill-Sem made a plea for the
economic...
18/08/2010 14:49
There are some decisions that Parliament takes extra precaution in
deciding its way forward - for example - the national electoral reform
process and the current land commission consultations. The processes
used in both even went as far as to consult the Tongan diaspora in
Australia, NZ...
18/08/2010 13:20
While most teens and young adults who send nude photos or videos of sexual activity may see it as a harmless flirty note or activity, the potential ramifications are far greater, because once it is sent, the photo or video is a permanent record that is now out of the hands of the sender. The...
18/08/2010 12:45
SILENCE AND HIV TAKEN TO A NEW LEVEL BY THE OCEANIA PERFORMING ARTS GROUP, TUPOU HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC TONGA CAMPUS
This year the international theme for the World Youth Day is Dialogue…Mutual Understanding. In Tonga at the Queen Salote Hall, the Oceania...
