Category: Hague Convention
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Launching the Campaign Against Human Trafficking
Originally published on 24 December 2024: Family Court Crisis Announces a Collaboration with PACTPAN – the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network Today, on 24 December 2024, members of PACTPAN, the Pan-African Theology Network, and activists across the globe are launching a new campaign against human trafficking. The launch is timed to coincide with the Catholic… Read more
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How a rural EU court trafficked African children
A cautionary tale about inter country adoption I wrote last week summarising a scandal that rocked Croatia in 2022-23: eight Croatian nationals were arrested in Zambia on child trafficking charges. They were trying to leave the country with children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”). This is the first article to delve deeper… Read more
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Annihilation of Child Rights in Croatia’s Courts
A cautionary tale on the adoption industry, especially international adoptions In 2023 a scandal rocked Croatia and its neighbouring countries: eight Croatian nationals, all public figures, were arrested in Zambia on child trafficking charges. A former employee of the Croatian intelligence services was revealed to have established a “charity” advising Croatian couples on the process of adopting children from… Read more
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They come for your children. Then they come for your parents.
Family courts will imprison your parents, for protecting you or simply for getting old. When you become a parent, a lifelong protective bond is formed. Your child will always be your child, no matter how old he or she is. There is nothing more unbearable than seeing your child suffer. For families impacted by the… Read more
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Fathers’ Rights Propaganda in Japan
Mandatory, non-consensual joint “parental authority” legislation and propaganda led by the fathers’ rights movement in Japan Guest post by Lisa Ogawa, Hague Mothers Japan This guest post is written by Lisa Ogawa of Hague Mothers Japan. It is the first in a series exposing how western countries are using propaganda and diplomatic carrots and sticks to impose the… Read more