GlobalARRK in the Media

We are pleased to announce that the report on the historic Forum on Domestic Violence and the Hague Abduction Convention is out!  GlobalARRK was involved right from the start, continued as a member of the diverse steering group and then gave three presentations. We are grateful to Dr. Christophe Bernasconi, the Secretary General, for his unwavering support of the Forum and for the voice of lived experience to be heard. We also wish to thank our community of stuck parents who supported the project throughout by offering their lived experiences and in helping inform and shape our requests for system change.  We look forward to meeting again next year in Brazil to continue the work.  If you would like to read the full report, here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MmGnz1ZXWwXrSXhyKVvAE-CGm8ahPPEr/view?usp=drive_link

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 Michaelides, Sarah Inchley, Forum Shah, Kirsty Leedam, Simon Craddock, Kim Lehal, Joanna Farrands, Alison Leviesley, Gemma Kelsey,Amy Rowe and Maria Wright. The Legal Clinic enables Stuck Parents who are without legal representation to speak with an experienced and knowledgeable solicitor regarding a 1980 Hague Convention International Parental Abduction or International Relocation matter in England and Wales. This project is funded by The National Lottery Grant we received earlier this year and seeks to: We are delighted to announce we will be rolling this out as a monthly service from Autumn 2024 for our service users. MSB https://www.msbsolicitors.co.uk/our-people/katie-camozzi/

We are pleased to announce that the report on the historic Forum on Domestic Violence and the Hague Abduction Convention is out!  GlobalARRK was involved right from the start, continued as a member of the diverse steering group and then gave three presentations. We are grateful to Dr. Christophe Bernasconi, the Secretary General, for his unwavering support of the Forum and for the voice of lived experience to be heard. We also wish to thank our community of stuck parents who supported the project throughout by offering their lived experiences and in helping inform and shape our requests for system change.  We look forward to meeting again next year in Brazil to continue the work.  If you would like to read the full report, here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MmGnz1ZXWwXrSXhyKVvAE-CGm8ahPPEr/view?usp=drive_link

GlobalARRK shares a video and speaks on the reality of becoming a stuck parent https://expatchild.com/expat-parents-hague-convention/

GlobalARRK speak with Expat Child on domestic abuse and 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction when living as an expat https://expatchild.com/domestic-abuse-and-coercive-control-in-expat-relationships/

GlobalARRK speaks with Expat Child on what can happen when you move overseas with children https://expatchild.com/nobody-tells-you-this-about-moving-overseas-with-your-kids/

GlobalARRK’s CEO spoke with Resolution on the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction and the unintended impacts for families. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17wQNiGhQTeqeJ_YvqEybUchxSwgrM3h2/view?fbclid=IwY2xjawGIKR1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTfSUR-vBdyYfj6KEq44dFHF-WnidgOYsE3jSA-qR-NdJ_pvCumxg_j2dA_aem_t03TfyNDaAuHqk8bkKUruQ

A webinar organised in collaboration between Roz Osborne CEO of GlobalARRK, Dr Maria Wright of Hunters LLP and Amy Rowe of Dawson Cornwell on the topic of domestic abuse and international child abduction under the 1980 Hague Convention. The webinar opened by hearing from Roz Osborne, the CEO of GlobalARRK. Roz founded GlobalARRK in 2012. Roz and her team support parents who are either ‘stuck’ in a particular country, unable to relocate with their children, or who have pre-emptively removed their children across borders, often to escape domestic abuse. Roz spoke about her practical case experience and the amazing strides that have been taken in raising awareness of domestic abuse issues in the context of Hague Convention proceedings, leading to the Hague Conference on Private International Law recommending a forum in Pretoria to discuss the issue further.https://www.hunterslaw.com/insights/webinar-child-abduction-and-domestic-abuse

Roz, CEO of GlobalARRK discusses the 1980 Hague Convention in New Zealand and its wider context. “Globalarrk founder Roz Osborne started the charity 12 years ago after she became stuck in Portugal. It took two years of Family Court battles before she could move back to the UK with her children. Many women flee because they lack the means to leave lawfully, she says. “The problem that we’re seeing all over the world ‒ but particularly in New Zealand ‒ is these [relocation] cases are very difficult to win and they take years to complete. They cost a lot of money. It can be hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Her charity has handled many cases where women flee, get served under the Hague Convention and have to send their children back, never to see them again. “These things are often not about the child,” Osborne says. “It’s not about what’s best for the child, or even seeing the child sometimes. In these abusive relationships it can just be about exerting that control and power over your ex-partner. And it works.” https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350391502/hague-convention-i-wish-he-had-hit-me

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/may/16/the-mothers-fighting-to-get-their-children-back-home-again

https://www.economist.com/international/2017/02/18/for-multi-national-families-breaking-up-can-lead-to-tragedy

https://vardags.com/family-law/interview-roz-osborne-globalarrk

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-24/hague-convention-traps-domestic-violence-victims/12807342

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7726/CBP-7726.pdf?fbclid=IwAR28zyQHqiUh6glLsr7PnhleCPKbCCNt9-KSgHnvua9XGgB-xe7xAioul6I

https://www.thebrightapp.com/articles/interview-roz-osbourne-founder-director-of-globalarrk

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=366999148807471&set=pcb.366999185474134

https://www.podpage.com/divorce/episode-34-stuck-parents-and-relocation-of-children-support-and-advice-from-roz-osborne-ceo-of-charity-globalarkk/?fbclid=IwAR31DBH1NQw-YqRGJp4A13MO06ACHpLaEpUXqEcIAZ4L5KxpulYppANhK9k