Domestic violence report

It is expected to outline ways to combat what is seen as a plague of violence in the country.

The report is the culmination of a year-long National Inquiry into Family Violence.

Government figures showed reported cases of domestic violence more than trebled from 2012 to 2015.

Commissioners spent 2017 engaging with all facets of Samoan society to understand the depth and breadth of the issue.

The inquiry heard testimony from victims and survivors.

The resulting 2018 report has been completed and submitted to Parliament.

Maiava Iulai Toma's comment comes as a major new report seeks to spark a government-led effort to counter the country's domestic violence problem.

According to Maiava, despite efforts of government and non-government agencies, violence in the country has been getting worse.

He said the country's courts had been very innovative in dealing with the issue, but that more needed to be done.

Maiava heads Samoa's human rights office which was prompted last year to convene a national inquiry into the issue. The year-long inquiry culminates in a report due out today.