On the recordFebruary 27, 2002
I am delighted to hear the German government agrees that abducted children deserve swift and fair decisions and it is committed to ensure that this happens. For most parents who have been separated from their children for years, this will certainly be an enormous relief. I completely agree that abducted children deserve more than rhetoric, which is what most left-behind parents have had to contend with. Hopefully, the German authorities will keep their word and take some positive action to ensure that left-behind parents gain access to their children. Nobody implies that courts in the United States are perfect, but this does not absolve the German authorities of their responsibilities to allow non-German parents to see their children. Most left-behind parents are left without any enforceable access rights. This cannot be allowed to continue. We must bring Ludwig Koons and all of our children home.
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