Tonga’s Catholic Women’s League marched to Parliament on Tuesday to present a petition asking the government not to ratify the United Nation’s Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Parliament opens 28 May. The government announced to the UN in March this year that it intended to ratify CEDAW. The main reasons for Read more
If you’re looking for a two-parent, man-and-wife, never-divorced kind of family, head to one of those citizenship ceremonies. If you want to find traditional American family values—a man and a woman officially married to one of their “own kind,” no plans for divorce, an older dad who is the breadwinner, a stay-at-home mom—the best place Read more
Justin Bieber may have girls in a wailing frenzy, but his first love is God and his family, and according to MTV UK, Pattie Mallette, his mother, claims her son will ‘stay pure’ until he meets the right girl. “He’s expressed his desire to stay pure, and honour women, and treat women with respect. So Read more
The vanua is failing to play its role in the prevention of sexual offences, says Methodist Church assistant secretary general, Reverend Tevita Nawadra. “The derogatory portrayal of women in movies and the media, miscommunication between family members, the lack of censorship and control over what our children are exposed to are just some of the Read more