HM briefings, reports, consultations
The Hague Abduction Convention and the enabling of abuse (February 2024)
Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG Reem Alsalem – UK fact-finding visit
Time for Change report: an action plan for the UK
Outcomes from our Time for Change co-design workshop which considered how best to support and safeguard mothers and children who are victims of abusive relationships.
Submission to the LCA Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 (Australia) 23 June 2023
Our submission to the Legal & Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry in relation to the Hague Abduction Convention.
The 1980 Hague Convention. Inequality of Arms: mothers’ experiences (October 2022)
Hague Mothers briefing paper based on a presentation prepared for the 2022 FiLiA Conference. Focus is on Australia.
Policy Briefing: The 1980 Hague Convention & the flight from domestic abuse (March 2023)
A briefing paper for the HAC parliamentary debate 22 March 2023. Endorsed by: Durham University Gender & law Research Centre, Survivor Family Network, SHERA Research Group.
What Needs to Change? A Hague Mothers’ Position Paper (27 February 2023)
This position paper is based on extensive academic research, legal expertise, professional understanding of the impact of domestic violence on mothers and their children, and the experience of protective mothers who are further abused by the Hague process. It is a wish list, but one based on the reality of the Hague Convention which, in over 75% of cases, directly and profoundly undermines the safety and well-being of mothers and children.
This cannot be allowed to stand.