U.S. urges the return of 28 children
http://www.diarioweb.com.br/novoportal/Noticias/Mundo/3355,,EUA+pedem+a+volta+de+28+criancas.aspx As the boy S., aged 9, who left yesterday with his father, David Goldman, to the United States, 54 other children who lived in Brazil away from their parents or were returned there was agreement between the parties between 2003 and 2009. In the opposite way, 22 children who were illegally abroad had their status regularized in the same period.
Brazil and the United States returned the same amount of children: seven children - including S. - Returned to the two countries and there was agreement between the parties. The United States, however, still demanded the return of 28 children, while Brazil awaits the return of 11. Sixty-three requests made by Brazil and 155 in foreign countries are still unresolved (see sidebar). The figures are part of a survey conducted by the Attorney-General of the Union (AGU) at the request of the State.
Shortly after confirming the departure of the boy S. and his father to the U.S. charge d'Affaires U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, Lisa Kubiske stressed that Washington wants to solve, with the cooperation of the Brazilian government, the 28 similar cases still unresolved. "We continue to work with the government of Brazil to resolve promptly all other cases pending related to the Hague Convention," he said through a press release.
In the note, Lisa Kubiske thanked Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and all who have worked in Brazil and the U.S., the "successful completion" of the case.
According to the head of the International Department of the AGU, Daniele Aleixo, are all cases similar to the S. "The father or mother came from a foreign country to Brazil without the consent of the spouse. Or came to Brazil with the authorization to spend some time, which was extrapolated," he says. She said the two cases are considered kidnapping.
The returns were preceded by processes sometimes more complicated than the boy S. These processes are based on the Hague Convention of 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. In force in Brazil since 2000, the treaty requires the delivery of children brought from countries without the permission of a parent. "The cases have been increasing over the years," said Daniele. She said Brazil can be considered a country highly cooperative.
According to information from the AGU, among the cases of repatriation are accusations of child sexual abuse, domestic violence and abuse. In asking the Supreme Court (STF) to order the delivery of S. the father, the attorney general of the Union, Luis Inácio Lucena Adams, said that keeping the boy in Brazil is threatening Brazilian children abducted in other countries.
"Failing to be a cooperating country, Brazil has breached its obligations and risks no longer have their requests for international legal treated, particularly under the international principle of reciprocity," he said.
Adams also argued that the breach of the treaty could result in penalties to Brazil and put the image of the country abroad.
Two cases resolved recently involved the England and Germany. At first, the father of a teenager of Guararapes (PE) (Pe: Pernambuco, estate of Brasil, North ) go to court to get back the son who was in England. In another recent case, was guaranteed to return to Germany of a child of 5 years.
