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to Ask you to sign this petition - child abduction

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foreverondiet · 22/03/2014 23:27

Am I being unreasonable to post here to ask you to sign this petition??

My friend Rachael's two sons were abducted by their father in December last year - he was only supposed to be taking them to Russia for the school holidays. Meanwhile he didn't return and Rachael has obtained a court order from the High Court and also from the Russian courts to demand their return (under the Hague Convention).

Sadly Rachael's ex husband and ex mother in law have taken the boys into hiding so they don't have the face the law and return the boys. As I am sure you can all imagine the past year has been truly awful for Rachael, and she needs your help:

Please please please sign this petition - asking for political help to enforce the Hague Convention.

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If you have the means it would also mean a lot if you could help Rachael by giving, even £1 helps - the UK legal fees were covered by legal aid, but she needs £35,000 to cover the Russian legal cost. But the main thing is to sign the petition.

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If you do sign the petition please BUMP this post by writting "signed" or similar. Thanks.

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TheFabulousIdiot · 22/03/2014 23:40

Done :(

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Wieas · 23/03/2014 00:25

Done.

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NurseyWursey · 23/03/2014 00:57

done

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GreyTS · 23/03/2014 01:24

Signed, have heard Rachael's story before, I pray her boys are found and returned to her soon.

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TestingTestingWonTooFree · 23/03/2014 06:16

I've donated some money

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HarryTheHungryHippo · 23/03/2014 06:47

Signed

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WaveorCheer · 23/03/2014 07:12

.

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Jossysgiants · 23/03/2014 07:37

Signed

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minouminou · 23/03/2014 08:33

Done.

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foreverondiet · 23/03/2014 10:47

Thanks all - keep on signing.....

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GertTheFlirt · 23/03/2014 10:58

As an aside, the nationalities of the people involved are American and Russian.

Google tells me the Moscow City Appeal court upheld the mothers request in a landmark ruling supporting the High Court. This is now a Russian criminal matter to find and return the children. I seriously do not understand how publicity in England will make the Russians enact their court judgements?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25024509

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AmyMumsnet · 23/03/2014 11:06

Hi OP, we've moved this thread to petitions. We've also got to add that we do advise all our members to be aware that not everyone on t'internet is who they say they are, and that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

Best of luck with your campaign.

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BagOfBags · 23/03/2014 11:18

Signed

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