Child Abduction
A 23-year-old woman in Arizona abducted a 2-year-old girl from her family's home, claiming the child was her biological daughter taken from a hospital after birth. The incident unfolded after the woman, who was temporarily staying with the family, took the toddler without permission. Police arrested her the following day after an Amber Alert was issued.
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The Hague Convention on international child abduction is preventing South African women living overseas from escaping domestic violence and returning home with their children. Designed in 1980 to stop unlawful border crossings by parents, the treaty is now criticized for being used by abusive partners to retain control. A South African family's ordeal in South Korea illustrates the human cost of these provisions.