More domestic violence calls over Christmas in Tonga Featured
'Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki (left) and the Australian minister of foreign affairs Julie Bishop (right).
29 December, 2016. Reports of domestic violence incidents in Tonga have nearly doubled over Christmas according to the Director of the Tonga Women and Children's Crisis Centre.
The centres' director Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki said she was concerned at the number of calls coming through the centre's 24 hour phone line during the Christmas break.
She said the centre normally reports a lower number of incidents during the Christmas break and the recent spike is unusual.
The increase in the number and severity of cases in more remote areas like Ha'apai is shocking she said and there has been a record number of new clients in Tongatapu alone this month.
"Usually December Statistics sit between 13 to 15 and this December we've had a record number of just over 30, which means we've doubled the numbers" Ms Guttenbeil-Likiliki said.
-RNZI
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Malo mu'a hono fkhoko 'ae ngaue mahu'inga ni mo pelepelengesi Ko'eni " Koe fkmamahi 'I 'Api",pea 'oku malava ai ke tau fanongo tonu he ng fkmamahi 'I "Api, 'oku a"u kihe fkma'au'anga, moha ng Takoto 'I Fale Mahaki pea pehee ki hono Tanu koe Tupunga kotoa mei he Fkmamahi 'I 'Api 'ihe ng Fo'unga Kehekehe,
Koe taha 'eni ha Palopalema, 'oku longo 'ae Tonga, ke fkha'ai ke 'ilo 'ae me'a totonu 'oku hook, kae malo moe ng Kautaha pehe ni ke nau fkmaopoopo mo Tokoni'i si'i Fa'ahinga kuo Li'ekina 'ihe 'ola ngaue pango ni.
'oku malie he taimi 'e ni'ihi, koe asi mai 'ae kau Ako Lelei moe fu'ufuhinga mata'itofi ka 'oku kei hook pe 'ae Ta Mali 'I 'Api ?? koe kupu ho nau ng 'ulunga'anga. 'oku taengali ia moe tu'unga 'oe Lotu moe ako lelei 'I hotau ki'i Fonua ko Tonga
Koe ngaue 'eni 'oku totonu, ke fepoupou'aki lelei 'ae kau 'Ofisa Kolo moe ng Kulupu Langa fklakalaka kae 'uma 'ae ng Kosilio fkkolo 'a hono fkpapau'i 'oku malu 'ae ng Famili kotoa ihe Kolo, pea ka 'oku hook pea fkhoko kihe ng kautaha pehe ni, kenau (take over) pea report kihe Kau Polisi ke malu'i kei Taimi 'ae ng Famili 'oku hook ai 'ae FKmamahi 'I "Api. -
Ai o vakaii e tefito'i palopalema, kapau koe kava malohi pea oku tonu aa ke oua toe iai ha kava mo ha pia i Tonga ni. Oku iai e fonua ia i muli ihe feituu UAE oku ikai ha kava malohi e taha pea oku nau kei fiefia tatau pe. Ko Tonga ni koe ai hake pe kii fakafiefia kuo pau ke ai kii inuinu ai koe lahi ai pe lusa moe palopalema.