The number of complaints about the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of children increased by 30% last year compared to previous periods. Most often, parents disagree with the court’s decision to determine the child’s place of residence and the order of communication with him or her, but there are also many appeals related to non-execution of court decisions. In some cases, desperate mothers or fathers decide to kidnap a child, and although they can be understood in a human way, this does not justify depriving a child of the right to communicate with both parents.

High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova was approached by a woman whose daughter was abducted by her father during a walk and taken to Turkey. The parents were divorced, and the girl lived with her mother by a court decision, and the order of communication was established with her father. The situation was complicated by the fact that the girl was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, she needed special classes, and her father did not have the necessary skills to raise such children.

Tatiana Moskalkova appealed to the National Central Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and a long hard joint work led to success: the former spouses concluded a settlement agreement, according to which the girl will again live with her mother, and the father has sufficient time to communicate with the child.

In such situations, every day and hour are important, so that the destitute parent’s heart can be filled with love for his child again as soon as possible.