Em importante documento, datado de 20 de outubro, a relatora especial da ONU, Reem Alsalem, volta se a manifestar a respeito do uso do termo Alienação Parental, como mais uma forma de perpetuação da violência doméstica contra mulheres e crianças.
Ressaltamos:
“The Istanbul Convention is the only legally binding instrument on violence
against women that has an explicit provision on child custody in such situations. Its article 31 requires States to “take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that, in the determination of custody and visitation rights of children, incidents of violence covered by the scope of this Convention are taken into account” and that “the exercise of any visitation or custody rights does not jeopardize the rights and safety of the victim or children”.
“The expert body monitoring the implementation of the Convention’s standards (GREVIO), has found evidence of gender bias towards women in custody decisions and lack of attention paid by courts to patterns of abuse by fathers in all 10 States parties monitored so far.
Abuse of the term “Parental Alienation” and of similar concepts and terms invoked to deny child custody to the mother and grant it to a father accused of domestic violence in a manner that totally disregards the possible risks for the child must be discouraged. Accusations of parental alienation by abusive fathers against mothers must be considered as a continuation of power and control by state agencies and actors, including those deciding on child custody.
In this regard, we call upon your Excellencies to provide explicit preventive measures devoted to the protection of the child”.
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