UN Human Rights Council Report: Filled with ‘misleading statements and blatant misinformation’

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UN Human Rights Council Report: Filled with ‘misleading statements and blatant misinformation’

June 15, 2023 – Gender activists often rely on misleading claims and disinformation tactics to advance their objectives. Such is the case with the report, “Custody, Violence Against Women and Violence against Children” (1), which is scheduled for debate by the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Parental alienation is a severe form of child abuse in which one parent denigrates the other parent in a perverse attempt to win the affections of the child (2). Such actions have been described as a “weapon of destruction in a family.” (3)

Parental alienation is widespread around the world (4). In Brazil, Mexico, and India, laws have been passed to stop this form of child abuse. And numerous courts in Europe have issued rulings against parents who engaged in parental alienation (5).

But disinformation campaigns make no attempt to provide a thoughtful analysis of the issue, consider peer-reviewed research, or present both sides of an argument.

Such is the case with the Special Rapporteur’s report, A/HRC/53/36, recently referred to the Human Rights Council, that flatly denies the existence of parental alienation. A detailed analysis reveals the Rapporteur’s report is filled with “misleading statements and blatant misinformation.” The analysis goes on to warn, “democracy itself is in danger of being overtaken by totalitarian ideologies and regimes.” (6)

In addition, the Special Rapporteur’s report:

Ignores the problem of domestic violence against men, which has been documented to be as widespread as domestic violence against women (7).
Excludes the dozens of submissions that documented the pernicious effects of parental alienation.
Utilizes derogatory phrases such as “pseudo-science” and “pseudo-concept.”
Relies on secretive information such as “Confidential submission from France.”
Cites submissions from phantom organizations that have no website or contact information, for example, Protect Children Now (Ireland) and Women in Hiding (Australia).

Last month the Department of Justice of Ireland released a detailed report that recognizes the problem of parental alienation. The document concludes, “Overall, the research all suggested that the means to address parental alienation lie in improvements to the Irish family courts and family justice system.” (8)

UN Member-countries are urged to follow the science, and instruct their delegates to the Human Rights Council to vote ‘NO’ on the flawed parental alienation report.

The Domestic Abuse and Violence International Alliance – DAVIA — consists of 91 member organizations from 32 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. DAVIA seeks to ensure that domestic violence and abuse polices are science-based, family-affirming, and gender-inclusive. https://endtodv.org/davia/

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