If you care about children and their rights you simply must sign this.
The Australian government is about to remove the protection children have in law that assures access to both parents.
The CRC, or Convention on the Rights of the Child, is an international human rights treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. The treaty sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children, with the primary aim of ensuring the well-being, development, and protection of children worldwide. The CRC is the most widely ratified human rights treaty, with Australia ratifying it in 1990.
Article 9 of the CRC emphasizes the right of children to maintain contact with both parents, unless it is contrary to the child’s best interests. This principle is reflected in the Family Law Act, which encourages both parents to have a meaningful relationship with their child, so long as it does not compromise the child’s safety and well-being.
An amendment is before the house of representatives now that proposes to remove the only protection children have that ensures maintaining a relationship with both parents is at least partially enforced. The proposed change would exacerbate the prolonged separation from one parent in family law proceedings.
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