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Special Commission Reconvenes in The Hague
Part II of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Hague Abduction and Child Protection Conventions begins on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 and continues through January 31 in The Hague. Rather than focusing primarily on the possibility of a protocol to the Abduction Convention, the meeting will focus on future work in three areas: enforceability [...]
North Carolina will Compensate Victims of Eugenics Program
See Kim Severson, Payment Set for Those Sterilized in Program (NY Times Jan. 10, 2012).
Postscript to the Angelica L. Case
Thanks to Ignacio Goicoechea for sending the link to this article by Aaron Nelsen in In These Times (Dec. 20, 2011): Torn Apart: How the Government Separates Parents and Children. The article tells the story behind Interest of Angelica L., 767 N.W.2d 74 (Neb. 2009).
Forced Marriage in the U.S.
Thanks to Melissa Kucinski for circulating the link to this survey of forced marriage in immigrant communities in the U.S., carried out in 2011 by the Tahirih Justice Center.
