Hearing the Families words about Darcey's injustice, one of many children who suffer in silence and eventually died because the Family Court ordered it. Despite their cries, their pleas and even their parents concerns, the court still makes that order. In the latest press it was wonderful to see that the Australian Prime Minister recognized Darceys tragic death and suggested a National Children's Day.
It was when I saw the statement made by the Victorian Premier , "There is no evidence of any contact with the authorities," It occurred to me that the government does not want to protect the rights of children and keep this masquerade going on. Arthur Freeman Supporters, hide behind the illusionary law that they believe must supersede the human rights of children, that children are somehow property to be tossed away as such. National Children's day became a diversion from the truth, much like the lie of santa Claus but hiding something much more sinister than a fairy tale. The Family Court have done extremely well over the years at "legally" hiding the bodies from public scrutiny. Section 121, stops the children, the children's families, friends, and even professionals from speaking out against what they are doing in the name of "best interests".
Some mothers, children and fathers for the first time began to tell of their horrors in approaching the family court, the accounts of their children, the bruises and that they were ignored.
Disappearance of evidence is a game for them, whilst for the children its the beginning of their lives. The Convention of the rights of the child is only a piece of paper until it begins to hold value and integrity to what people do with it.
Anyone going through the Family Court will know the amount of screening involved to get to the final stages. IN cases of conflict there is always a family report and someone did not do their job.
We need a royal Commission into Children's Rights in the Family Court. The latest news on Australia's implementation of children's rights was last updated 4 years ago, just when the Shared Parenting superseded time as a priority over Children's rights to safety and well being. In 2005 the Committee on the Rights of the Child recommended in the Family law reform that:
"The Committee recommends that the right of the child to express his/her views in all
matters affecting him/her be expressly provided in the Family Law reform. Furthermore,
the Committee recommends that a Roundtable specifically for children, be established and
that the participants be selected in accordance with the principle of equitable geographic
distribution."
Whilst the 2005 reforms downplayed and trivialized family Violence victims, changing the definition "to fear" to "to Reasonably fear", the Committee of Childrens Rights recommended this:
"Violence, abuse, neglect and maltreatment
42. While the Committee notes with appreciation the State party’s activities and measures
addressing this problem, including two programmes seeking to reduce family violence in
indigenous communities, it shares the State party’s concern that child abuse remains a major
problem for Australian society, affecting children’s physical and mental health as well as their
educational and employment opportunities. The Committee is further concerned at the exposure
of children to a high level of domestic violence.
43. In light of article 19 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State
party:
(a) Continue to take measures to prevent and combat child abuse and violence
against children and strengthen measures to encourage reporting of instances of child
abuse;
(b) Adequately investigate and prosecute reported cases of abuse and violence;
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(c) Ensure that all victims of violence have access to counselling and assistance
with recovery and social reintegration;
(d) Provide adequate protection to child victims of abuse;
(e) Strengthen measures to address the root causes of violence within the family,
paying special attention to the marginalized and disadvantaged groups.
44. In the context of the Secretary-General’s study on the question of violence against
children and the related questionnaire sent to Governments, the Committee acknowledges
with appreciation the State party’s written replies to this questionnaire and its
participation in the Regional Consultation for East Asia and the Pacific held in Thailand
from 14 to 16 June 2005. The Committee recommends that the State party use the outcome
of the regional consultation as a tool for taking action, in partnership with civil society, to
ensure that every child is protected from all forms of physical, sexual and mental violence,
and to gain momentum for concrete and, where appropriate, time-bound actions to prevent
and respond to such violence and abuse."
The Family Courts can order that the child is not to access a counsellor and sometimes even a doctor if the protective parent raises child abuse and evidence. They often accept just about any justified excuse from the abuser above the child's pleas and even in cases where there are multiple siblings accounts.
If you would like to make a complaint about the treatment of Children in the Family Court, I urge you to inform the office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human rights.
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