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

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)

This mother got lucky….alleged abductor caught at the S.F. airport

According to the Napa Valley Register report  Ahmad Alwawi father of two girls was detained as he was trying to board the plane with an intend to leave for Jordan. He was in a violation of the court order, which prohibited him to leave the country.

It seems that the mother’s quick reaction and cooperation of local police department saved these two girls. Hope this guy spends few years in the big house.

BTW, as one reads this story it is hard to believe that there are still women in America who marry a man from Middle East Muslim country.  For some reason stories of other women fail to convince them that it is a very dangerous proposition to get involved with a guys from cultures that treat women worse than domestic livestock.

Christopher and Alexander Watkins of Canada abducted by mother to Poland

Here is a video post on two boys abudcted by their Polish mother from Canada to Poland.

ALEXANDER WATKINS: White male. Born on June 7, 2001. Brown hair, blue eyes. He has a small round scar on the left side of his neck. His nickname is “Alex” or “Alek” in Polish. He has been diagnosed with High Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder and will have behavioral, possible anger management and social skills issues. Was seven at the time.
CHRISTOPHER WATKINS: White male. Born on April 1, 2004. Sandy blond hair, blue/gray/green eyes. His nickname is “Chris” and he may use the alias names “Krzysztof” or “Krzys”. Was four at the time. Continue reading

Support left-behind parents

Here is another story about abducted children. Hopefully,  you support this appeal

Hello, and thanks for checking out my Birthday Wish!

For my birthday on May 25th, I’m asking my friends and family for a special gift: help me raise $1000 for Support INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY -MAY 25-. It’s a great cause that supports the INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN (ICMEC) which is based in the United States but helps all world-wide countries find their International Missing Children.

I chose Support INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY -MAY 25- because my sons, Alexander & Christopher Watkins had been illegally abducted by their non-custodial mother on March 6, 2009 and are STILL missing now after over 2-years. Continue reading

Epidemia uprowadzeń dzieci z/do Polski rośnie.

W maju ubiegłego roku otrzymałem email’a od p. redaktor  Agnieszki Niewińskiej z gazety Rzeczypospolita następującej treści:

Witam,

Gwoli wyjaśnienia. Piszę tekst o tym, że przybywa spraw w trybie konwencji haskiej, a będzie ich jeszcze więcej bo wielu Polaków w ostatnich latach wyjechało z kraju. Konsulaty są zalewane pytaniami dot. konwencji, na forach internetowych pojawia się wiele postów w tej tematyce ( jedni piszą, że im dziecko porwano, inni, że porwali i chcą je zatrzymać). Chce pokazać, że to poważny problem, z którym polskie sądy sobie nie radzą, a nie radzić będą sobie jeszcze bardziej w miarę jak spraw będzie przybywać. Continue reading