Tonga ranks low in children’s access to justice
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 17:57
In a first global ranking on how effectively children can use the courts to defend their rights, Tonga was ranked 165 out 197 countries worldwide, a low standing attributed to not having a separate juvenile court or system for children and limited implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the report released on 15 February, war-torn countries like Syria, Serbia and Cameroon were ranked higher than Tonga.
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Kohai koaa e kakai 'oku nau
Kohai koaa e kakai 'oku nau fai e savea ma'ulalao ko'enii ?. Hangee kiate au 'oku kehe 'a e savea ia ko'enii meihe ngaahi ongoongo 'oku tau fanongo ai he 'aho kotoape fekau'aki mo e ngaahi fonua lelei, mo'ui fakamolale mo tokanga'i e fanauu, pea mo e ngaahi fonua 'oku nau 'abuse' e fanauu. Na'e kohu hoku vale ' 'oku #1 pe 'top 5' 'ae US 'i he tafa'aki ko'eni, pehe ki he UK, NZ mo Australia 'oku sai honau lekooti fekau'aki mo e fanauu. 'Oku mahanga 'a US mo Uganda he #51 (rediculious), 'Oku fika mu'omu'o ange ngaahi fonua ia 'oku mahino 'enau 'abuse' e fanau hange koe #12 South Africa, #14 Brazil, #16 Dominican Republic, #19 El Salvador, #27 Columbia, #29 Honduras, #34Costa Rica, #41 Panama, #42 Mexico, #43 India, #44 Ecuador etc 'Oku #165 'a Tonga kae #162 'a Siaina pea #149 'a Afghanistan, 'oku lahi ange 'abuse' e fanau 'e Siaina mo 'Afikanisitani 'i Tonga. Ka 'i ai ha ngaahi fonua 'oku lahi ai hono 'abuse' e fanauu, ko hono 'uhingaa he 'oku 'ikai ke nau 'access to justice'. 'Oku ou tui ko e taha 'eni ha lipooti ta'efalala'anga mo'oni ke tau tui kiai......SAIA