Child Abduction and Denial of Access Are Masked as Custody Determination in Japan

If, in a science fiction tale that takes place in a surreality full of excessive, ominous foreboding and half-visible appearances, 4000 jumping, running, frolicking children suddenly vanished from the playgrounds in your city’s neighborhood parks,  leaving startlingly empty desks in school classrooms, bunk beds instantly voided of their giggling inhabitants, PJ flannels dangling unused over … More Child Abduction and Denial of Access Are Masked as Custody Determination in Japan

Action Alert: Call for Sanctions and Effective Action to End Japanese International Parental Abduction

November  2011 Urge U.S. Congress to Sponsor H.R. 1940: International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 Louis “Rui” Prager,abducted June, 2010. An estimated 4000 American children have been abducted to and within Japan since 1994.  A grossly negligent U.S. government has turned a blind eye to this enormous abuse of children’s human rights … More Action Alert: Call for Sanctions and Effective Action to End Japanese International Parental Abduction

Silence

Dear Rui, Darling Boy. I have so much to tell you. If I become silent here in my writing space for a period of time, it isn’t because I don’t think of you, or because you’ve moved even a fraction from my heart, or because I’ve lost hope or let up my efforts. At times … More Silence

Story of Japanese Family Court “Investigation” – Alex’s Story – Child Abduction is State Policy in Japan, Part 3

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Maya Angelou 1 How is it possible to convey the corrupt  practices of Japanese state sponsorship of child abduction?  This story below is from a fellow left-behind parent living in Japan. His name is Alex.  I’m appalled by what Alex has experienced; his … More Story of Japanese Family Court “Investigation” – Alex’s Story – Child Abduction is State Policy in Japan, Part 3