Getting ‘Hagued’: how one international law enables intimate partner violence.
An in-depth overview of the Hague Abduction Convention and its devastating consequences for mothers.
Media
Family Court Files: child abduction using Northern Cyprus ‘loophole’ leaves parents in legal deadlock.
Hannah Summers reports on a case where a mother involved in over a decade of family court litigation has fled to Northern Cyprus to protect her daughter.
Four ways autocrats have used Interpol to harass distant enemies.
Focus on Interpol but also mentions a mother who was severely abused and granted sole custody to move home to the US. She was flagged by Interpol when her ex brought a Hague petition against her.
Hanging on to the ‘crumbs of their lives’
British mother Anita Gera hasn’t seen her children in over 8 years and hangs onto the ‘crumbs of their lives’ she gets in phone calls after their American father used the Hague Convention to have them returned to him in the US.
Kelly Rutherford Reveals How She Rebuilt Her Life After Losing Custody of Her Kids
Kelly Rutherford, an American actress, had her US citizen children – born in and living in the US – sent to live with their German father when his US visa was revoked.
Forced to return her children to an abusive father – Constanza’s story
It is too easy to believe that the Hague Convention on child abduction will never affect us, that it is some rarely-invoked and esoteric complexity of international law that will never apply to us or those we love. This is Constanza’s story but it could also be yours. It is already the reality for hundreds of Hague mother and their children around the world.
No exception. How the Hague Convention fails women fleeing domestic violence
An overview of the injustices of the Hague Convention by trauma expert (and US team member) Louise Godbold for Culturico.
Why children are being returned to abusive fathers overseas
A powerful report from Australian journalist Stephanie Wood.
Letter to The Hague Conference from UN Special Rapporteurs
Recommendations to the Special Commission from UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur Sexual Exploitation of Children Mama Fatima Singhateh, and UN Special Rapporteur Torture Dr Alice Edwards.
Sisters taking on the Hague
Gina and Rebecca Masterton talk about challenging international law, domestic violence, and The Voice.