We want the Pakistan Government to make Parental Alienation an offense in Pakistan (Especially the departments whose role it it is to address:- the Ministers of Health, Mental Health, Justice and for Children and Youth Affairs. This campaign is about creating an awareness to enable the Pakistan Government to take action to address the abusive effects of Parental Alienation on Pakistani children, parents and wider society.

Parental Alienation is a form of child and domestic abuse, and coercive control. It affects all genders, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, entire families and Pakistani society as a whole. It has profound psychological trauma that has devastating and long-lasting impacts on both children and targeted parents. These include….

When parents of alienated children bring concerns to child welfare authorities, these agencies will often disregard the problem. This is because presently, none of the pakistani government departments, authorities, mental health professionals, family courts etc are doing anything to either address or prevent Parental Alienation.

The Pakistani government needs to recognise in legislation Parental Alienation as a form of child, domestic and as coercive control abuse, and the World Health Organisation classification in ICD-11. Parental Alienation undermines the core principles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Recognition by the Pakistani government is the first step to making change happen for affected Irish children, parents and families. Once alienating behaviours are identified, appropriate interventions are needed to avoid long-term negative impacts.

You should sign my petition because:

Thousands of Pakistani children are being continually abused and remain unprotected also thousands of siblings, mothers, fathers, grandparents and extended families are being abused by alienating parents who are not stopped or punished.

Parental Alienation contravenes the core principles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and it is up to the Pakistani Government to should stringently enforce it.

This Petition is In the best interests of the child or young adult, so that they can live a happy life with positive access to both parents, we request that you sign this petition to make alienating behaviours an offense.
Why is this important?
Parental Alienation is a form of child and domestic abuse that is not being addressed in Pakistan and is being ignored by the Government, its agencies and most community & voluntary organisations yet the World Health Organisation has included it in their foremost Health Handbook their is the International Classification of Diseases version 11( Ireland presently operates on out of date version 10).

Affects to the child:

Emotional abuse,
Uncertainty, Confusion,
Hostile environments,
Lack of communication,
Loss of concentration,
The loss of other important relationship such as siblings, aunts, uncles, nans, grandads etc.
...and many other negative effects in every aspect of a child’s life.

Affects to the Non-residing parent:

Loss of a relationship,
Depression,
Lack of support,
Financial hardship after paying for mediation (and possibly refusal to mediate certificate dependant on residing parents co-operation)
Court costs
Cost for representation if needed.
Costs of proving against false allegations (ie. Alcohol/Drug testing).

Affects to the Alienating ‘Parent with care’:

None? - Their ultimate aims were achieved, contact was prolonged, children are emotionally scarred (often for life!) and the parent with care gets away with no repercussions.

The World Health Organisation recognises this and defines Parental Alienation as “Substantial and sustained dissatisfaction within a caregiver-child relationship associated with significant disturbance in functioning.” Also Parental Alienation undermines the core principles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in which article 9 states “The child has the right to maintain contact with both parents if separated from one or both.”

While there is no single definition, Parental Alienation is when a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent. Commonly known as when a child "is poisoned against their mother or father".

Parental Alienation is a serious form of child abuse, it not only alienates the children involved from their other parent but can negatively affect their future relationships, emotional well-being and ability to thrive as individuals in their own right and within the wider realms of our society. The manipulation of an alienated child with the resulting psychological damage can distort the child’s developing personality and subsequent life adjustment.

It also creates an affliction of grief and loss for the targeted parent who may lose complete contact with their children who claim they don’t want to see or be with the targeted parent or others in their family.

So why has the Pakistani Government,  Political Parties, Domestic Abuse & Voluntary Sector not addressed this issue. Please ask them why by phone, email or even better face to face; as to why they are allowing thousands of children to be abused (often for life) without any sanction or punishement?

Where can I get more information on parental alienation?