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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg
After pursuing custody in the third instance in Austria, I applied to the ECHR in Strasbourg.
03/11/2024
Ruth Silbermayr
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I recently received the ECHR’s response to my application.
In its decision, the European Court of ‘Women Have No More Rights’ in Strasbourg denied that there were any rights violations in any of the three instances of the custody trial.
If a woman has not been granted access to her own children by the national courts—despite having been denied contact for 3.5 years, and not being responsible for her ex-husband’s abduction of the children—it is evident that there are significant issues with the status of women’s rights in Europe!
Right now, my Chinese ex-husband has broken off all contact again, and the last time I had a video call with my children was almost two months ago.
Yes, I did find a few rights violations there—enough to warrant an application. In fact, I needed more than one hand to count the rights violations. But, as frustrating as it is, this isn’t the first time I’ve dealt with a court that mishandles the law. Courts aren’t always neutral (or may I say: don’t generally tend to be neutral), and this particular one seems to favor governments over individuals.
Have you ever had to re-appeal a court’s decision?