Amplifying stories, research and news on the topics of interpersonal and systemic violence against women and children.
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A Statement from Movement of Mothers
Palestinian children are all our children, deserving of our advocacy and support. And their liberation is the catalyst for systemic change for the betterment of us all. Read more
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Mothers Call For an Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire
We urgently call on global leaders and citizens to advocate for an immediate ceasefire, so this horrific dismissal of human life can be replaced with the restoration of basic human rights, proper medical care and, above all, the prioritization of the lives of children. Read more
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Facilitating the Desires of High Status Men
There remains a disconnect between how we desire a justice system that places sympathy for victims at the core of their application of the law and of the values we hold to create and influence our laws. Our justice systems nominally operate via principle and promise that each person is of equal worth. However the… Read more
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A First Nations Child Stolen from Country, the purposeful severing of Motherhood and why Australia must lead the way in meaningful Hague Policy reform
“In the current application of the Hague Convention, a child can, and is, returned in many cases to their abusers…this, as any other form of violence against women and girls, cuts across institutions and rights and conventions.” Read more
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The Impossible Escape: The Story of Narkis Golan, The Hague Convention; and the ongoing battle to protect her young son Bradley
“We’re enslaved to this patriarchal society that controls our innocent lives without any justice at all. Without any good reason at all.” — Narkis Golan Read more
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An Open Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, First Partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, and the California State Legislature Regarding the Family Court Crisis
“A very difficult but necessary read on the horrors inflicted on women and children through invoking parental alienation. Renee’s story is not an exception it is the norm, and I urge California to consider the recommendations she makes.” Read more
“Within the context of child custody cases there exists multi-layered violence that has yet to enter the collective conscience of the international community; it is perpetuated primarily against a group of women, namely mothers – whose concerns this Council does not address as often as it perhaps should.”
Reem Alsalem
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, speaking at the UN Human Rights Council HR53
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