The Human Rights and Democracy Movement is a political party in Tonga led by Uliti Uata. In the March 17, 2005 elections, the party won 7 out of 9 parliamentary seats. Despite being the largest political party, the Movement for Human Rights and Democracy is not represented in the government.
The movement was founded in the late 1970s by a small group of Tongans who believed that democratic change was needed in Tonga. In 1992, the party was officially renamed the Movement for Democracy, and in 1998 the Tongan Movement for Rights and Democracy ( English Human Rights and Democracy Movement ). Nevertheless, the country's government refused to register a movement under this name, and in September 2002 it was renamed the Human Rights & Democracy Movement In Tonga [1] .
For the 2010 elections, some members created the Democratic Party of Friendship Islands.
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- ↑ Brief History of Human Rights & Democracy Movement In Tonga . Human Rights & Democracy Movement In Tonga. Date of treatment August 13, 2011. Archived on October 7, 2008.