ABDUCTION TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER NON-HAGUE COUNTRIES In this section we will be linking to information about each of the countries that has not signed the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This information may come from articles, personal accounts or information supplied by the Department of State. The information will be organized by Country. There is a "general information" section at the bottom of this section.   ARTICLES This chapter deals with articles that have been written on the subject of missing and abducted children. Articles from Insight Magazines, Readers Digest and America's Most Wanted are included. New articles will be added as we get permission to reprint them.   CANADIAN MISSING CHILDRENS ORGANIZATIONS and AGENCIES Listed here are the organizations and agencies that deal with missing and abducted children in Canada.   CASE HISTORIES/Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law   CUSTODY AND PARENTAL ABDUCTION BY STATE This section will deal with the custody and custodial interference laws of each state and how they relate to Parental Abduction. Additional information will cover the UCCJA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) and the newer UCCJEA (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act) we will tell you where each can be found in the Codes of the individual States. To view those States that have ratified the UCCJEA click here   HAGUE TREATY, THE Copy of the Treaty, Copy of ICARA, Copy of the Perez-Vera Report, Direct link to Bill Hilton's Web Site and everything else you will need to know about "The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction"   HANDBOOK/REFERENCE GUIDES We are in the process of producing two handbooks/reference guides for the United States and Europe. These guides are being produced with the help of dedicated parents and professionals throughout the world.   INTERNATIONAL NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGO's) We have identified many organizations throughout the world that offer assistance to parents of missing and abducted children.   INVESTIGATORS: PRIVATE AND OTHERWISE In this chapter, we will be listing private investigators that have been recommended by parents of missing and abducted children or by law enforcement.   LAW ENFORCEMENT As we find links to law enforcement agencies that we feel will be beneficial to the parents of missing and abducted children, lawyers, law enforcement, other NPO's and governmental agencies we will place them here.   LEGAL AND OTHER BITS OF LEGAL WISDOM In this chapter, you will find a listing of lawyers who have been recommended to us as being knowledgeable of the Hague Treaty and who have litigated under the Treaty. We also list lawyers who have won cases for the return of a child when not under The Hague. Also we link to organizations that may help you better understand the legal systems and what is available to parents of missing and abducted children.   LEGAL, EUROPEAN LAW AND LEGISLATION   LEGISLATION Laws that have been passed by the United States Congress that have a direct bearing on child abduction. Presidential orders, pending legislation and Congressional resolutions are listed.   LEGISLATION PENDING, But not quite there yet. In this section we will attempt to keep you up to date on all new legislation being considered by the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate (As well as selected State laws) that deal with missing and abducted children. Keep in mind that not all legislation becomes law. There are many good bills introduced in Congress dealing with missing and abducted children that never became law. If and when any of these bills become law, we will move them to our section on Legislation.     MANUALS AND GUIDES Over the last several years, many organizations and government agencies have developed manuals and guides that deal with missing and abducted children. As we find them we will list them here. We hope that the information will be helpful in the recovery and return of all the missing and abducted children.   MISSING ADULTS When a person is 18 or older, and goes missing, parents and relatives will find that there are very few organizations or agencies that will help. Most of the time they are told "they are adults and may want to be missing, there is nothing we can do" this attitude is frustrating and wrong. We hope that the information contained in this section will help in some way to assist in the location and return of your loved ones.   MISSING CHILDREN We have identified those non-profit child find organizations that have, in our opinion, the best listings of missing and abducted children. By linking you directly to these sites, it is our hope that you will download these pictures for distribution throughout your neighborhoods. You will also be able to print out reductions of our large posters for distribution.   NCIC: A missing person record may be entered into NCIC using one of the following categories.   PARENT ALIENATION SYNDROME Many parents who abduct their children will try to alienate the left behind parent through a systematic "brain washing" of the children. The abducting parent turns the children against the left behind parent. This "brain washing" makes it harder for the children and the left behind parent to get back together after the children have been recovered.   PARENTS' PERSONAL SITES This chapter will link you to many of the sites that parents have developed to honor their missing and abducted children, and will offer information and pictures that may help in the locating and recovery of their chldren. These are very personal sites and we list them on our site as our way of assisting these parents. Please feel free to download pictures and distribute them thoughout your neighborhoods.   REPORTS AND OTHER GOOD THINGS TO READ Papers and reports of interest to all who deal with missing and abducted children. If it is of interest, you will find it here. We welcome anyone to submit his or her writings for inclusion in this section. Education and knowledge are two steps in solving the problem of child abduction.   RESOURCES All of the organizations and agencies listed here are involved with missing, abducted or exploited children. It is important that you know how each works and how they can assist you in the recovery of your child(ren).   STATISTICS Who's missing? Who's been abducted? How do we know who will abduct? What do we know about abductors? How are missing and abducted children identified, and who is privy to this information? These are tough questions, and the answers are hard to come by. As we get good, reliable information about the statistics of child abduction, we will publish them here.   TESTIMONIES Congressional Testimony of interest to all who deal with missing and abducted children.   TRAFFICKING In Woman and Children:   UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Copy of the Convention as well as support information about the Convention. The United States is the only major power not to have signed the UN Convention and one of only two countries in the world not to have signed the Convention.   UNITED STATES MISSING CHILDREN CLEARINGHOUSES Each state has assigned a "State Clearinghouse" that deals with missing and exploited children. Each of the clearinghouses has established programs and developed resources that may be able to assist a parent when their child(ren) go missing. Programs vary from State to State depending on resources available.   UNITED STATES NON-PROFIT MISSING CHILDREN ORGANIZATIONS Almost all the organizations listed here have web sites that introduce themselves and list the resources they have available to assist you in the recovery of your child(ren). You should get to know each organization and then determine who can help you in your search or recovery.   UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Almost all departments within the Department of Justice are involved with missing and abducted children; The FBI, Office of International Affairs, Interpol, Voice of America and the U.S. Marshals Service. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDO) oversees all of the money allocated by Congress for missing and abducted children.   UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE The Central Authority of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, is the Office of Children's Issues, in the Bureau of Counselor Affairs, in the U.S. Department of State. Under contract, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children handles "incoming" cases of child abduction (children abducted into the US) while the Office of Children's Issues handles "outgoing" cases (children abducted out of the US). HOWEVER, the ultimate authority remains with the Department of State.