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In 2013, Tonga enacted the Family Protection Act 2013. [7] Violence against women appears to be pervasive in Tonga, although there is limited empirical data available. According to the Tongan NGO Legal Literacy Project of the Catholic Women's League, estimates suggest that between 31% and 62% of women are victims of violence by an intimate ...
In 2019, the Australian National University invited ʻElisapeti Langi to a symposium on family protection orders in the Pacific region. During this, she gave a talk about the Tongan legal system's implementation of for rulings on divorce and the care for children in these legal proceedings.
According to the 2011 Human Development Report (HDR), Tonga ranked 90th out of 187 countries in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI). In terms of gender inequalities, a key indicator that stands out in the HDR is that in 2011, Tongan women constituted 3.4% of the elected representatives, which stands in stark contrast to the regional averages for East Asia and Pacific (20.2%) and small ...
In 1982, the King and Privy Council of Tonga authorised the sale of passports granting persons diplomatic protection, but not nationality or citizenship of Tonga. [35] Two years later, the Nationality Act was amended granting the King the authority to naturalise persons on humanitarian grounds, but the provision was repealed in 1988. [36]
29 July – Baroness Tuputupu Vaea, 92, royal [1] 29 August – Sione Vuna Fa'otusia, 68, Tongan politician, deputy (since 2014), minister for justice and prisons (2014–2019), and deputy prime minister (2019–2020).
Tonga (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ə / TONG-ə, / ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə / ⓘ TONG-gə; [a] Tongan:), officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. [1]
That May, Dane County Family Court Services notified the parents of a requirement to attend a “mandatory parent education program via Zoom” due to a “disagreement concerning child custody ...
The Constitution of Tonga is supreme law under which the Government of Tonga operates. It was enacted by King George Tupou I on 4 November 1875. It stipulates the makeup of the Tongan Government and the balance between its executive, legislature, and judiciary. The anniversary of its passage is celebrated annually as Tonga's Constitution Day.