European child abductions rise as borders fade
A British mother recounts the disappearance of her daughters after their father abducted them to Bosnia on holiday in 1996. Across Europe, child abductions surge amid open borders, rising divorce, and mobile families. Reunite cites up to 1,000 Britons yearly, while 75 children were snatched in England and Wales in early 1999. The Hague Convention helps but is inconsistently applied, with Britain treating abduction as a crime while Spain offers no offense.
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