Patrícia Álvares
Bio:
Patrícia Álvares is a journalist and translator with expertise in international news, human rights, and digital content strategy. Since 2005, she has lived across South America and Europe, working in English, Spanish, and Portuguese at outlets such as CBN Radio (Brazil), Deutsche Welle (Germany), Agencia EFE (Uruguay), and others.
WMC Women Under Siege
February 28, 2024 | Patrícia Álvares |
Gender-based violence,
International,
Politics,
Violence against women
Getting ‘Hagued’: How One International Law Enables Intimate Partner Violence
In the last decade, an estimated 15,000 women across the globe have been accused of abducting their own children. They are all foreigners who tried to relocate with their children — oftentimes back to their home countries — but the other parent disagreed. Not all countries criminalize abduction, but the repercussions for the child’s custody are far-reaching.
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