“The father, who was ordered to pay more than £50,000 in costs to his ex-wife, persisted from 2020 onwards in accusing her of alienating their children from him in order to “distress, confuse and frighten her”, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has reported.” "He was also found to be financially controlling and used court proceedings to emotionally torment the children and their mother." - Man who raped his wife tried to convince court he was victim of domestic abuse, The Guardian, Hannah Summers, Published April 27, 2024
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“Accusations of parental alienation by abusive fathers against mothers must be considered as a continuation of power and control by state agencies and actors, including those deciding on child custody.” — UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures Experts, October 20, 2022
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“The discredited and unscientific pseudo-concept of parental alienation is used in family law proceedings by abusers as a tool to continue their abuse and coercion and to undermine and discredit allegations of domestic violence made by mothers who are trying to keep their children safe.” - Custody, violence against women and violence against children, Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem Published on April 13, 2023 and Submitted to the UN Human Rights Council. This report was presented at the UN Human Rights Council Fifty-third session on June 23, 2023