Well, here we go again. A child wants to see their father but is being used by the mother to cause pain and revenge on the father. Child abuse is wrong in whatever form it takes. If, lets say, that a child is abused physically, then the authorities go all out to catch the culprits and see that justice is done. Whereas if a child is abused mentally by their mother, the powers that be barely tremble. In the end the only people who suffer are the children. Surely this must be wrong. The story has been told many times before and now is the time for change.

The mothers that use their own children as pawns should be held accountable for their actions as in any other abuse case and charged under 'Human Rights Violations'. The long term mental problems that can occur with children used like this, causes problems throughout the rest of their lives which perpetuates the problem.

The other relevant fact is that the types of women who use this tactic nearly always deny that they are doing this. Or even, as in many cases, insist that they are acting in the child's best interest. How coldly inflicting emotional damage and pain is in the child's best interest escapes me.

All fathers who have experienced this phenomena  have got to work together to get the law changed. If the European courts deal with Human Rights issues, then we as a collective movement should lobby to make our voices heard.

It does still fill my head with incomprehension how a mother could knowingly hurt their own child just to seek revenge and is a heinous crime. All Human Rights issues should be dealt with and this surely is the time to get this continued abuse stopped, once and for all. Human rights abuse, and this is basically what it amounts to, should not be selective, but should cover all aspects, and finally hold those responsible of this behavior to account.

We have to act now if we really want change otherwise we are not fulfilling our roll as compassionate human beings.