Tonga

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Added on: 09/09/2024
A petition circulating in Tonga is calling for the newly appointed chief justice, Malcolm Bishop from Wales, to have his position revoked because he is openly gay. The…

Global News

Added on: 09/03/2024
09/03/2024
Malcolm Leslie Bishop KC has been sworn in for a four-year term as Tonga’s new Chief Justice. He is now the Lord Chief Justice of the Supreme…

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Added on: 05/08/2023
Tonga has received mixed reactions during its human rights evaluation at the 43rd Session of Universal Periodic Review in Geneva. The Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Fekitamoelo ‘Utoikamanu heard mixed reviews…

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Added on: 05/08/2021
Media reports indicate Tonga Leitis Association President Polikalepo Kefu was killed near their home in Lapaha, a village on the island of Tongatapu on which the Tongan…

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Added on: 05/07/2021
Police in Tonga are investigating the death of one of the country’s leading LGBTQI+ activists after his body was found on a beach near his home in…

Global News

Added on: 02/11/2020
02/10/2020
The ongoing criminalisation of homosexuality around Oceania was the focus for the Pacific community at Saturday’s 7000 strong Rainbow Pride march in New Zealand’s largest city. Now…

World Voices

Added on: 12/06/2018
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
This struggle is depicted in the new feature documentary “Letis in Waiting.” Created by  Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson & Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu, the film features Joey Mataele…