Congressman Smith’s child abduction legislation passes through subcommittee By Christopher Robbins, NJ.com WASHINGTON – A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step – for federal legislation, that first step is usually passage through a congressional subcommittee. Legislation on the parental abduction of American children overseas was passed by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global…
On Thursday, May 9, David Goldman traveled to Washington, DC, to testify before the U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. The topic of the hearing, the fourth at which Goldman has testified, was “Resolving International Parental Child Abductions to Non-Hague Convention Countries.” The press release below, from the office of Congressman Chris Smith…
Press Release of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Washington D.C. Office (202) 224-3553 Boxer, Lautenberg, Kerry, Lugar, Inhofe Join Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Condemning International Parental Child Abduction Bipartisan Resolution Calls on Countries to Do More to Prevent and Resolve Cases of Children Abducted by Parents Across International Borders WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator…
On Thursday, May 10, the Bring Sean Home Foundation was one of six honorees recognized at the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce’s (NMCC) 16th Annual Crystal Beacon Awards Dinner. We are truly honored and humbled to be included among this year’s honorees and, on behalf of all our board members and volunteers, we extend to all the great folks at…
Sean & David Goldman Act, introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, passes House subcommittee April 27, 2012 BY KRISTEN DALTON Greater Media Newspapers Staff Writer There wasn’t a dry eye in the room after the 15-minute video chronicled David Goldman’s five-year struggle to get his son Sean back in his arms after a tumultuous and highly publicized international child-abduction case.…
On Tuesday, March 27, David Goldman and a group of volunteers from the Bring Sean Home Foundation (BSHF) traveled to Washington DC for the day to lend support to a piece of legislation aimed at preventing international child abduction and providing for tough measures against countries which fail to meet their international human rights obligations to return abducted American children.…
PORTWASHINGTONPATCH.COM by ADINA GENN David Goldman, the New Jersey father who spent five-and-a-half years fighting to reunite with his son Sean, spoke to nearly 200 mental health professionals at the Port Washington Yacht Club on Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5. At age four, young Sean was taken to Brazil by his mother Bruna, who later informed David Goldman…
AKRON — Sara Edwards said she had no tears left. She’d cried until she could cry no more over the loss of her toddler son in early 2010. So seeing him briefly last week was almost more than Edwards could handle. Edwards pleaded her case to a judge in Turkey that her estranged husband had taken Eli was holding the…
FBI Child ID App The FBI has released an App for the iPhone and iPad which enables the user to immediately contact the local police via 911 and more importantly the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children should your child go missing. “You’re shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search…
New Westminster man’s daughters abducted to radioactive Fukushima, Japan http://www.royalcityrecord.com/Westminster+daughters+abducted+radioactive+Fukushima/5013371/story.html By Brent Richter, New West Record June 27, 2011 It’s been 22 months since Bruce Gherbetti has seen his three children and it would be hard to pick a worse place for them to be: Fukushima, Japan. The New Westminster man says his is a classic case of international child…