Victims of a Safe Society – Child Abduction is State Policy, Part 1

1 Below is an article which appeared some time ago  in the LA Times. Reasonable people might assume that once this injustice had been made public, it should have been subject to reform. However, that is not the case. Human rights reports continue to decry the state of police practice and lack of fundamental protection … More Victims of a Safe Society – Child Abduction is State Policy, Part 1

Bread of Affliction

          “The matzah before us at our seder is like the poor bread that our fathers ate in Egypt. Matzah in the Haggadah is a remembrance of the affliction of enslavement. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Next year, may we all be free.” The bread of affliction is dry, sharp, and hard. … More Bread of Affliction

It’s a Family Matter

A thousand unanswered calls. A  family ought to be a source of refuge and safety for a child, as well as for grown-ups. But thousands of abductions of children across international boundaries having taken place over the last decade have made Japan famous. The refuge these parents seek are family courts that predicate decisions regarding … More It’s a Family Matter