collaborative journalism on the 1980 Hague Convention
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Treaty created to stop child abductions could now be protecting abusers
2020. The 1980 Hague Convention n.º 28 was created to protect children from abductions, but abusers can use it to regain custody of the children and power over their victims. Almost 50 years later, there’s a noticeable shift in cases’ patterns.
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No exception – how the Hague Convention fails women fleeing domestic violence
2023. Each year, over 2,000 parents invoke the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction to force their children’s return to their “habitual residence”. But mothers are who mostly flee with their kids, many due to domestic violence.
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Irish Court rules a dual-citizenship girl to be returned to Ukraine despite the war
2023. The High Court has ruled that a young Ukrainian-Irish girl, brought to Ireland by her mother following the outbreak of the war against Russia, should be returned to her native country under the 1980 Hague Convention.
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Children forcibly returned to abusive settings under Hague Convention
2022. The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction requires the rapid return of children who are considered to have been “wrongfully taken” from their country of habitual residence.
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The struggle of migrant mothers escaping abuse: confronting the Hague Convention
January 31, 2024. In a tough situation, migrant moms fleeing domestic violence face international child abduction charges. Courageous stories address the challenges of abuse and a complex legal fight.
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Exclusive: The 1980 Hague Convention’s rapporteur proposes “to reinterpret” 13b and take GBV into account
February 10, 2024. Nearly half a century later, an unprecedented interview with Elisa Pérez-Vera, official rapporteur on international child abduction.