As it is written ...

As it is written ….

Some of the written laws, regulations and conventions that supposedly protect immigrant women and their children who have experienced domestic and family violence in Canada and would supposedly mean that Australia would have the responsibility and ability to “interfere” to protect Australian children and women trapped overseas by domestic violence and systemic and judicial abuse when countries break their own laws by not protecting and responding to these innocent and vulnerable peoples abuse.


Canadian Criminal Code, Domestic Violence Act

Standards in Custody/Access Reports for Registered Social Workers

Standards in Ethical Practice for Professional Social Workers

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms



Relevant Conventions Australia and Canada Have Ratified

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Platform for Action United Nations World Conference on Women, Beijing
Charter of the United Nations

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women 1993

Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
Commonwealth Plan of Action on Gender and Development

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power

UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers

UN Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors

UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organisations to Promote Universally Recognised Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms