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International Parental Child Abduction in Japan
May 25 was International Missing Children’s Day. To mark the occasion we focus on the problem of International Parental Child Abduction in Japan, a country that has still not signed the Hague Convention. The Hague Convention has been signed by most of the World’s major Western countries to regulate the return of children abducted internationally.
Below are some quotes from a father whose ex-wife abducted their sons and fled back to Japan. She continues to live there with their sons guarded by her family and the Japanese government which refuses to allow the father even to see his children.
The father also mentions the disgraceful role of the Australian Child Support Agency. When the father was at a low point in trying to see his children the Agency added to his desolation by threatening him. If he did not stay at his job and continue payments to the renegade parent they told him they would take away some of his basic rights and liberties.
‘Even though I went through the Australian legal system when granting my wife a divorce, such obligations imposed by Australian law, such as access, visitation rights and dual custody are not applicable under Japanese law.’
Sayonara Baby – a program on International Parental Child Abduction
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT - ABCTV - 22 May 2012
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‘Japan has become a refuge for nationals who’ve swiped their children from homes around the world and the catalogue of heartbreak is enormous.’ Foreign Correspondent
International Parental Child Abduction – SBS TV
Insight - SBSTV -1 May 2012
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‘Australia has the highest rate per capita of international parental child abductions in the world.’ Insight, SBS ONE, Wednesday 25 April 2012
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