Australian woman who fled domestic violence appeals for help preventing daughter being deported to Europe
The Hague convention was meant to stop children being abducted over international borders – but its use in cases of domestic violence is being questioned
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A First Nations woman who fled alleged domestic violence abroad has made a last-ditch plea for the government to stop her daughter being deported back to her ex-partner in Europe under an international agreement designed to stop cross-border abductions.
The Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction, now more than 40 years old, is designed to stop one parent removing a child from a country without the other parent’s consent.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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