A FILIA MVAWG PROJECT
About
The FiLiA Hague Mothers’ Campaign (FHM)
FHM is a global campaign which aims to end the injustices created by The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, specifically for mothers and children who are victims of domestic abuse.
We are women-led and women-centred; a voluntary group of lawyers, academics, domestic abuse professionals, child psychologists, human rights and children’s rights activists, trauma specialists, and Hague mothers, all working to support and safeguard victim-survivors. The international sisterhood in action!
(Please note: we are unable to offer legal advice.)
News & Views
Our partners at Equality Now have published a blog on the recent thematic hearing at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Our partners at Equality Now have published a blog on the recent thematic hearing at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, highlighting the harmful application of child abduction laws in cases involving domestic violence. It provides an overview of the key issues raised and the urgent need for a more survivor-centred approach.
FHM at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Guatemala City
On 11 March, members of our fabulous Human Rights team took part in an IACHR thematic hearing on the human rights situation of Hague mothers and children in the Americas. The extraordinary line-up were: Professor Merle Weiner (University of Oregon), Janaina Albuquerque Gomez (Revibra), Tamara Amoroso Gonsalves (SHERA), Shivangi Misra (Equality Now), Loana Noguera (Argentina), […]
No Clause 104 Campaign
Clause 104 of the UK’s Crime & Policing Bill will criminalise DV victim-survivors and forcibly separate mothers & children. It is about to be debated in the House of Lords. Along with colleagues from the VAW sector we are calling for the clause to be removed and have sent this letter, and a full briefing to a number of peers to ask for their support.
FiLiA
A FiLiA MVAWG Project
FiLiA is an UK-based woman-led volunteer organisation with international reach. As part of the Women’s Liberation Movement, our vision is a world free from patriarchy where all women and girls are liberated. FiLiA’s mission is to
- build sisterhood & solidarity – locally, nationally, globally
- amplify the voices of women – particularly those less often heard or purposefully silenced
- defend women’s human rights
Our volunteer team has organised a Feminist conference – now the largest in Europe – since 2013, with speakers from 79 countries. Check out our website to learn more.
CONTACT
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Email us: Hague@FiLiA.org.uk / AdminHague@FiLiA.org.uk
Find us on X: @FiLiAHagueMums
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Please Note: FHM is a voluntary, global campaign without full-time staff. We are not able to provide legal advice and there may be a short delay before we are able to respond to emails or DMs.
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