14 Jul 2005

Judge heads meeting on domestic violence prevention in American Samoa

3:12 pm on 14 July 2005

The American Samoa Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is holding a workshop in Pago Pago this week in effforts to help end domestic violence.

Headed by the administration law Judge, Albert Mailo, the coalition has invited several off-island speakers, who have worked in Samoan communities in the United States, to help the coalition work towards bringing an end to domestic violence in the territory.

Delegates to the workshop will be discussing the progress of domestic violence prevention work, as well as sharing ideas on things the coalition can do to curb the number of domestic violence cases in the territory.