The broader relationship between human rights and the Fa’asamoa must also be considered before findings are made because failure to address misconceptions of the incompatibility of the two could prevent effective lasting change. The view that human rights are a foreign concept derives from the translation of ‘human rights’ to — ‘Aia Tatau’ o Tagata Soifua’. It seems that when some people hear the term ‘Aia Tatau’ they tend to pay strong attention only to the word ‘Aia’ which implies ‘non-interference from others’ or ‘I can do or say anything because it is my right.’ As a result, the word ‘Tatau’ meaning ‘appropriate’ is given less significance.30 A more comprehensive interpretation of Aia tatau is ‘privileges that are appropriate for a human being’s (whether a child, woman, man, person with a disability or prisoner) well-being. For instance, appropriate privileges for a child are to receive a proper education and not to be physically abused or subjected to child labor. It is not an appropriate privilege for the child to disrespect her/his parents. It is an appropriate privilege for a woman to be respected and loved by her husband. It is not appropriate for a woman to be subjected to physical abuse or discrimination.31 In this way, Samoa needs to consider the full meaning of the phrase and its practical application. This will enable an appreciation of the nature of human rights as a concept that confers both rights and responsibilities and is a framework which protects the minimum standards that we as human beings should enjoy and mirrors the standards envisaged in the Fa’asamoa. It is also argued by some that the Fa’asamoa is concerned with communal rights whereas human rights seek only to protect individual rights. Human rights are indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. This simply means that a violation of one right (such as the right to health) may affect the enjoyment of other rights (such as the right to life) and that human rights cannot be placed in a hierarchy of importance – they are all equally important. Whilst human rights approaches and sees protection and promotion from an individual perspective (the very nature of them being indivisible, interrelated and interdependent), it means that if you protect the rights of an individual you are also helping to protect the rights of a community, and vice versa. This is further strengthened when considering the universal nature of human rights. Human rights apply universally and equally to each and every one of us. If the rights of one person are violated then the principle of universality has been violated and the rights of others are likely to suffer too. Within the context of the Inquiry if we protect the individual rights of survivors from future violence, it is in turn strengthening the protection system for the whole community. Violence can spread and what starts out as violence in the home can easily spill out into the villages and towns, as we have seen with the very public attacks that are becoming more commonplace. By better protecting the rights of those individuals we will also be protecting the collective rights of others. 30 Samoa Office of the Ombudsman/ NHRI. (2015). State of Human Rights Report 2015: For Samoa by Samoa. Apia: Government Printers. 31 Samoa Office of the Ombudsman/ NHRI. (2015). State of Human Rights Report 2015: For Samoa by Samoa. Apia: Government Printers.