Over 500 people from around the world joined us live for a powerful and timely webinar: “DV & the Hague Abduction Convention: Safeguarding Survivors.” This international event was jointly hosted by FiLiA Hague Mothers, GlobalARRK, Sanctuary for Families, and Revibra Europa in the lead-up to October’s HCCH Forum on Domestic…...
Harmful vs Protective ‘Abduction’ under The 1980 Hague Convention
GlobalARRK, Filia Hague Mothers, Sanctuary for Families, Revibra Europe and NZ Hague Collective share their joint information poster on the important distinction between harmful and protective ‘abductions’. During the Forum with the HCCH and key legal professionals, we will be making clear the importance of recognising the difference as failing…...
Brazilian Supreme Court rules domestic abuse can prevent a return order under the 1980 Hague Convention
On August 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of Brazil issued a landmark judgment concerning the application of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Court unanimously affirmed that the Convention is compatible with Brazilian national laws and must protect children’s rights. A central point…...
Coffee Morning for Domestic Abuse Practitioners on the Hague 1980
In July 2025, we hosted a virtual lunchtime coffee morning for frontline domestic abuse practitioners across the UK to raise awareness of a little-known but critically important issue: how the Hague Convention on Child Abduction can impact migrant survivors of domestic abuse. Feedback was really positive: Many thanks for this – GlobalARRK…...
GlobalARRK celebrates Volunteer Week
This month marks #VolunteersWeek and is a nationwide celebration of the hard work, support and life changing difference Volunteers make to Charities and the people they support. That is no different here at GlobalARRK, we are lucky to have compassionate, insightful and resilient Volunteers who help us provide a lifeline to those in need of…...
Reflecting on 15 Years Since the Washington Declaration on International Relocation
Fifteen years ago, a group of international experts came together to address the complex issue of international child relocation. Their aim was to better understand how these cases are handled across different legal systems and to develop a set of guiding principles. The result was the Washington Declaration on International…...
GlobalARRK launches its Remote Legal Clinic
GlobalARRK is delighted to announce that this month we launched our first pilot Remote Legal Clinic session! This month the clinic benefited from legal advice from MSB / Katie Camozzi. We are grateful to all of our Network partners who have signed up so far including Carolina Marin Pedreno, Marianna…...
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