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Kathy
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Reunite sees a sharp increase in the number of children parentally abducted.
Latest figures released by reunite International Child Abduction Centre show a 47 per cent increase in the number of child abduction cases reported to their advice line.
In 2011 reunite handled 512 new abduction cases, which represents 479 children abducted out of the UK, 189 children abducted into the UK, 16 children abducted between UK jurisdictions, and 56 children abducted between non-UK jurisdictions.
Alison Shalaby, reunite´s Acting Director, said "It is concerning that we have seen such a large increase in the number of children abducted, especially as we know this is just the tip of the iceberg - many cases go unreported either to ourselves or government departments.
"There are many reasons why a parent may abduct their child. For some it may be a deliberate act to deny the other parent contact, for others there may be sociological or economic factors, or in some instances a parent may abduct their child out of fear for the child´s safety. Whatever the reason, parental child abduction causes real harm to children who potentially suffer great emotional trauma by suddenly being ripped away from all they know and being denied contact with their left-behind parent and extended family."
"For the left-behind parent the shock and loss are unimaginable and they face unfamiliar legal, cultural and linguistic barriers when seeking the return of their child."
In 70 per cent of the cases reported to reunite, the mother was the abducting parent.
Jonathon, who has not seen his daughter in over 3 years, says "Parental child abduction is thoroughly destructive, it is almost indescribable to quantify the pain and mental trauma. The corrosive and continued anxiety suffered by the left-behind parent is all consuming and potentially endless."
Shalaby said "There are many difficult issues surrounding international parental child abduction and it is a highly emotional and stressful time for both left-behind and abducting parents. Ultimately, of course, the true ´victims´ in these cases are the children and we would urge parents to consider mediation where it is possible that a realistic and practical solution can be reached that can only benefit the children involved."
31 January 2012 - Sydney, Australia
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David
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When Monica Sanchez dropped her daughter off at the Eternal Rock Church in San Marcos on January 15, all seemed to be going according to plan.
Little two-year-old Sarahi Garcia was placed in the care of her father.for a visit. But, what Sanchez didn't foresee was the phone call she received from her ex-husband three days later.
Sanchez says in that call, 35-year-old Amrando Munoz Garcia, told her he was in Mexico, and so was their daughter. But, the most frightening thing was that Garcia allegedly told Sanchez he would not be returning Sarahi to San Marcos.
According to Sanchez, the Caldwell County child custody order prohibits taking Sarahi out of Texas.
Now San Marcos police are working fast to locate the missing girl. They are questioning family members, friends and co-workers in their search for Garcia.
They have also contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and notified border patrol agents at the location where Garcia is believed to have crossed into Mexico in the past.
Authorities could use your help, too.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Sarahi Garcia or Amando Munoz Garcia, you are asked to contact the San Marcos Police Department at 512-753-2103, or pdunn@sanmarcostx.gov.
28 January 2012 - USA
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Ken Thompson
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The Hague Conference on Private International Law is to convene Part II of the Sixth Special Commission Meeting to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention from 25th to 31st January 2012.
The Child Abduction Convention applies typically where one parent has moved a child abroad without the consent of the other parent and without the permission of a court. In such a case, the “left behind” parent may apply through the Hague system for the prompt return of the child.
The Hague Child Protection Convention provides for co-operation among States Parties on a wide range of cross-border child protection matters, e.g., parental disputes over contact with children, the protection of runaway children and cross-border care.
The Special Commission programme includes, among other things, presentations and discussions on:
* the enforcement of mediated agreements:
* grave risk of harm defence in return
proceedings;
* international family relocation; and
* the future of the Malta Process, a dialogue between senior judges and high ranking government officials from Contracting States to the 1980 and 1996 Conventions and non-Contracting States with Sharia based law. The Process is aimed at improving State co-operation in order to assist with resolving difficult cross-border family law disputes in situations where the relevant international legal framework is not applicable.
Many people believe the Hague Convention has been weakened in recent years. Hopefully, meetings like this one will identify these weaknesses & ensure that the original intent of the Convention is maintained. The future & well-being of many thousands of children around the world depend on the proper operation of the Convention.
International Parental Child Abduction is Child Abuse.
26 January 2012 - Sydney, Australia
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David
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The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that the purpose of the Hague Convention is "to prevent harms resulting from abductions" which "can have devastating consequences for a child" and may be "one of the worst forms of child abuse" which "can cause psychological problems ranging from depression and acute stress disorder to post traumatic stress disorder and identity formation issues" and lead to a child's experiencing "loss of community and stability, leading to loneliness, anger, and fear of abandonment" and "may prevent the child from forming a relationship with the left behind parent, impairing the child's ability to mature."
No responsible parent would ever place their own child in this situation.
24 January 2012 - USA
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Sarah
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It is great to see that the media are picking up on parental child abduction stories. So many people that I have talked to did not realise how serious this issue is and the terrible affects it has on the children involved.
For the Economist article just google Parental abduction in Japan - Child Snatchers - A dark side of life in Japan.
Parental child abduction is child abuse!
20 January 2012 - Sydney, Australia
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Kathy
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Dad's frantic Thai search for son to be made into a Hollywood film
SEAN’S saga ticks all the boxes. There’s romance and heartache to rival anything served up by Hugh Grant, espionage worthy of a John Le Carre novel and a daring rescue that Sly Stallone would be proud of.
The book of Sean Felton’s mission to save then three-year-old Jobe, entitled Scared of the Dark, is to be released on both sides of the Atlantic next month.
But already Hollywood moguls are now vying to turn the tale into a cinema success.
Sean’s world fell apart on March 26, 2010, when he returned to his neat Norton Canes home in Staffordshire to discover wife Kim – married after a whirlwind romance in Thailand – and Jobe had vanished. A laughing Kim called three days later to inform him she’d spirited their child to Thailand.
The painter and decorator succeeded, where CID, his own MP, Interpol and even the Foreign Office had failed, in tracking them down by posing as an American playboy.
Kim, 31, was wooed on Facebook by the fictitious ‘Matt Young’, pictures of his Ferrari and promises of cash.
Kim handed back the traumatised child for £1,000, ownership of a parcel of land in Thailand that Sean has purchased for more than £6,000, a laptop and agreement by the British Embassy she wouldn’t face prosecution in this country.
(read full story ay birminghammail dot net)
19 January 2012 - Sydney, Australia
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Sarah W
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Another kidnapped child rightfully returned home.
Three-year journey ends after abducted boy and his mother caught and sent home
A BRITISH mother abducted her six-year-old son and spent three years country-hopping through Asia before settling in Melbourne, where she was finally taken to court and ordered to return home.
(for full story see Sydney Morning Herald 19 January 2012)
19 January 2012 - Melbourne, Australia
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Sarah W
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Dad Held for Child's Kidnapping
Johannesburg - A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping his five-year-old daughter in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, police have said.
He was caught while hiding with the child in the ceiling of a house in Palm Springs, Vereeniging, yesterday afternoon, Lieutenant-colonel Katlego Mogale said.
She said the 35-year-old man had been on the run since Friday when he took the girl from his estranged wife’s home.
“The dad took the child and promised to bring her back to her mother after a few hours, but he never did,” Mogale said. “The woman opened a kidnapping case after her estranged husband failed to return their daughter at the agreed time.”
He was expected to face a kidnapping charge soon in the Vereeniging Magistrates Court.
(APB World Group) January 2012
18 January 2012 - Melbourne, Australia
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Sarah W
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Return of abducted girl is US dad's Christmas miracle.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin -- For the first time since his ex-wife spirited their daughter away to Japan nearly four years ago, a Wisconsin doctor was able to tuck his little girl into bed after a bitter court battle that brought her home just in time for Christmas.
“Karina is at home and it's a miracle,” Moises Garcia told reporters Saturday.
Garcia fought passionately — and spent about US$350,000 — to get his daughter back after her mother, Emiko Inoue, took the 5-year-old girl to Japan in February 2008.
The liver transplant doctor learned to speak Japanese so he could communicate with a daughter whose English was slipping away.
He hired lawyers in Japan and flew across the Pacific nine times to press his case and try to see his daughter. He enlisted the help of the U.S. State Department and his native Nicaragua. He became active in an advocacy group — Global Future — run by U.S. parents whose children were taken to Japan.
Garcia won a major victory in 2009 when the Japanese courts — which did not recognize the U.S. court that granted Garcia full custody — determined he should have visitation rights. And he kept fighting when his ex-wife appealed and the case dragged on for years.
In all that time, he only saw his daughter three times. The longest visit was for just under two hours at a hotel restaurant. Another visit lasted 10 short minutes at a school open day.
Karina is the first U.S. child abducted by a Japanese parent who was returned to the United States with the aid of the court system.
(See The China Post for full story)
16 January 2012 - Melbourne, Australia
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