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Five years are enough: Declaration for the repeal of the law for forced joint custody in Greece
A declaration calling for the repeal of Greece's mandatory joint custody law, five years after its passage, outlining its harmful impact on victims of domestic violence .
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Evidence-based information on child sexual abuse, domestic violence, and the discredited parental alienation theory as used in Greek family courts.
Urgent recommendation from GREVIO to Greece
GREVIO calls on Greece to take all necessary practical and legislative measures to end the removal of custody from non-violent parents, and to train judges and other relevant professionals on the lack of scientific basis for "parental alienation syndrome" and similar concepts.
Prosecutor Maria-Eleni Nikolou and the patriarchal class courts.
What connects the acquittal of pimps and child rapists with the theory of parental alienation? Prosecutor Maria-Eleni Nikolou and the patriarchal class courts.
WHO: Children must learn to correctly name the parts of their body
According to WHO Guidelines, sexuality education contributes to the prevention of sexual abuse.
Legal rules establishing the obligation to report child abuse and neglect
There is a legal obligation to report suspected child abuse and/or neglect, and it is also a moral imperative to ensure the protection of children. Reporting protects abused children from further abuse.
History Taking in Sexual Abuse: Anatomical Dolls
The use of anatomical dolls reduces the likelihood of suggestibility in children during the diagnostic interview for child sexual abuse.
The vicious cycle of secondary and repeated victimization of mothers and children who experience domestic violence, and the role of Patriarchy in maintaining and reinforcing it
Talk by Kiki Petroulaki (European Network against Violence), at the event titled: "Domestic Violence and Custody Rights: Protecting women and children from violence in light of the new Commission proposal for a European Directive," organized by MEP Elena Kountoura, held at the European Parliament on 24.1.2023.
Parental Alienation: A Disputed Theory With Very Serious Consequences for Children
International scientific organizations, agencies & experts such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the American Psychiatric Association, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges in the USA, and others point out that parental alienation is a pseudo-theory without scientific foundation.
Anatomy of a trauma
A psychotherapist speaks publicly for the first time about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, shedding light on multiple facets of a collective trauma. Kiki Petroulaki of the European Network Against Violence points out, speaking to "Kathimerini," that over the past two years in Greece, younger children in particular have started speaking up immediately. However, the response of the system that should be ensuring their protection is, at the very least, inadequate. [...] According to the World Health Organization, one in five women and one in 13 men report having been sexually abused during childhood.
The Best Interest of the Abuser
Family courts are dominated by the discredited pseudo-theory of parental alienation, which was specifically designed to offer legal protection to abusive men and which puts children's lives at risk in custody disputes.
The Controversial Role of Jennifer Harman as a Scientific Consultant on Parental Alienation in Custody Disputes
Jennifer Harman, a leading proponent of the parental alienation pseudo-theory in the USA, testifies as a scientific consultant in custody trials and recommends forcibly cutting off contact with the preferred parent.
The Best Interest of the Child
Parental alienation and domestic violence. In custody disputes, mothers and children who report domestic violence and sexual abuse are met with distrust. Judges, lawyers, expert consultants, and mental health professionals without training in child abuse and domestic violence issues very often dismiss allegations of domestic violence as false - even when there is very strong evidence - and attribute them to parental alienation.
Distrust toward victims of domestic violence by expert consultants in custody cases without proper training
The Family Courts in Colorado started 14 years ago appointing expert consultants in custody cases, under a private law framework, to substitute for public officials. The cost, which is borne by the litigants, can reach tens of thousands of dollars. This has created a situation of complete opacity, with children as the victims, who very often end up in the custody of the abusive parent.
False allegations of sexual abuse and domestic violence: the data
Most allegations of domestic violence and sexual abuse are made in good faith. False allegations are rare.
Are Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse More Likely to Be False in the Context of Custody Disputes?
An overview of studies on the validity of child sexual abuse allegations in the context of custody disputes. There is no evidence to support the claim that women fabricate false allegations of child sexual abuse in order to take revenge on their ex-spouses and deprive them of contact with their children.
How often do children's allegations of abuse turn out to be false?
According to relevant research, false allegations of child sexual abuse are rare. It has been documented that children who are victims of sexual abuse tend to repress their traumatic experience and, when they do talk about it, tend to present it as less severe than it actually is — rather than exaggerating or overstating it.
The truth about the 16 fathers accusing a child psychologist of false expert reports
Extensive reports and programs on popular media claim that men were falsely accused by their ex-wives of sexually abusing their children because of a "false assessment scheme," while claiming they have already been acquitted, and have therefore appealed to the Supreme Court. The reality is different.