“ Faimgata'a ke fai ha talanoa lelei ki he kaveinga ni he ko e lahi e fetokehekehe'aki he faka'uhinga'i e CEDAW..he 'oku fakatou mo'oni pe he talanoa hono lelei mo hono kovi..ka 'oku totonu ke 'omai e Konisitutone 'a Tonga 'o fakahoa'aki e ngaahi tu'utu'uni aleapau 'a e CEDAW , ke siofi pe 'oku 'ikai ma'u he'etau Konisitutone e ngaahi me'a 'a e CEDAW..but I believe that nearly all of the agreements on CEDAW is already within our Constitution...and whatever differences means that our Constitution looks beyond and concentrated in our life in Tonga based on our heritage and tradition and social interaction in which we still exist and proud of as a Tongan to live in peace and harmony with one another...ko e fehu'i leva pe ko e 'ai e CEDAW ke liliu 'aki e Konisitutone 'a Tonga ki he ha?...CEDAW was created in 1979 based on countries where women's rights was suppressed as in developing countries in Africa and Asia..Tonga became a full member of the UN in 1999 but women's rights has always been held in high regards in our Tongan society...koeni ia kuo 'ai ke label tatau kitautolu ia mo e ngaahi fonua ko ia 'oku tapalasia ai e totonu 'a fafine , ..me'a 'oku mahino he aleapau ko e muimui 'a Tonga ia ki he fiema'u 'oku 'omai he CEDAW..which means our Constitution is not important when it comes to International agreements, it's what applies to all members that counts disregarding our tradition and culture and that's when CEDAW is most dangerous. ”