Category: Public Law

  • Launching the Campaign Against Human Trafficking

    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

  • How a rural EU court trafficked African children

    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

  • Annihilation of Child Rights in Croatia’s Courts

    Annihilation of Child Rights in Croatia’s Courts
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    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

  • Roma, Romania and the State Theft of Children

    Roma, Romania and the State Theft of Children

    Why the Harehills riot sparked by the violent removal of three children from their home matters to us all On the evening of 18 July 2024, a riot broke out in the Harehills area of Leeds, UK. Media reported that the cause was the violent removal of three children from their home by police and social… Read more