Child marriage in Tonga “shocking,” Lord Tuʻiʻāfitu says, questions power of Tongan law

Deputy Speaker of the House Lord Tuʻiʻāfitu has told Parliament he is shocked by child marriage in Tonga. He said that in the past three years 183 child marriage had been recorded in Tonga. From 2013 to 2015, 17 children aged 15 had married. He would not give the exact years of their marriages because … Continue reading Child marriage in Tonga “shocking,” Lord Tuʻiʻāfitu says, questions power of Tongan law