WOMEN PUSH FOR EQUALITY IN TONGA | Pacific Islands Report
WOMEN PUSH FOR EQUALITY IN TONGA Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 00:00 Petition seeks end of discrimination NUKUALOFA, Tonga (Tonga Broadcasting Corp. Sept. 24, 2009) – WOMEN in Tonga continue with the push for the government to ratify CEDAW. Despite discussion of the matter has been concluded by Parliament and Cabinet. Various local women's group yesterday lodged a letter of petition to the Acting Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Paula Ma'u. The petition was to voice their dissatisfaction over Cabinet and the Legislative Assembly's decision not to ratify the Conve...
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