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American father looses his daughter to Russian wife.

Posted on February 11, 2012 | Leave a comment
A crying girl with her father

Photo by Oleg Sidorenko under Creative Commons 2.0 License

The story of Joshua Izzard is  very typical: as he traveled to Rome, his Russian wife decided to “return” to her homeland. Besides two suitcases, she took their daughter, the “burgeoning chip” in the war with her husband.

Joshua’s story is not different of thousands of others. Among other examples of  unresolved cases of parental abductions, the article mentions our “own” Gerardo Serrano. His son Mycah, was abducted to Poland by the mother of the boy 13 years ago. Yes, Mycah is almost adult (he is 17), and to this day blames his father for …. the abduction. Mycah, is very angry at his father, and does not believe in parental abduction syndrome.

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Polish corrupt judge rejects application for abducted children from Canada

Posted on January 20, 2012 | 2 Comments

I am saddened , but not surprised, to hear that Polish court rejected yet another  application under Hague Convention International law to return abducted children of Steven Watkins to Poland by their mother. This pattern of blind Polish nationalism during international custody cases is a typical shameful occurrence.

Polish authorities fail to understand that child abductions are real crime. To this day, Poland does NOT recognize parental abductions as crimes. Pathetic regimes of many previous Polish governments for years promised to change this situation, yet nothing has changed. But they DO make really loud noises about visa free traveling to United States.

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Case of abducted children to Poland discussed in the Canadian House of Commons.

Posted on January 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

Here is a Youtube video from the Canadian House of Commons, where  rep. Jinny Sims petitions Canadian government to expedite the case of  Stephen Watkins and his missing/abducted children, Alexander and Christopher Watkins (Ustaszewski).

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Lebanon: Experts urge the Lebanese government to curb parental child abductions.

Posted on November 17, 2011 | Leave a comment

Lebanon is a popular destination for parents who abduct children. According to Daily Star abductions by parents are not considered a crime. Any family cases are handled by religious courts, which favor fathers in custody disputes. Many Western countries experience a growing problem with recovering children abducted to this and other Middle Eastern Countries.

Statistics collected by [British organization] Reunite suggest that 70 percent of abductions are undertaken by mothers. Shalaby said that her organization had seen a 45 percent annual rise in reported cases.

Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Nov-15/154107-experts-urge-state-to-curb-child-abduction.ashx
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

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Russia to sign the Hague Convention treaty;self interest major factor

Posted on March 30, 2011 | 3 Comments

As more information is surfacing, it is more and more clear that the Russian government’s motivation is based on self interest, and not the genuine willingness to change its predatory behaviour. The neo-communists of current Russia have finally concluded that they will gain more than they will have to give up (anyone willing to bet, how “independent” Russian judges are going to implement the new law?).

Well, here is what the “Voice of Russia” had to say about the newest change of hearts by the Russians:

When Russia joins the convention, it will get an opportunity to defend children born to parents of mixed marriages, Russians married to foreigners, says a member of the Lower House committee handling the issues of family, women and children, Nina Ostanina. Continue reading →

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