Parental rights should be removed and denied to convicted rapists. Rapists should have no contact with children they have fathered through violence and rape without permission of the child and mother. The children’s act needs to be changed to protect and promote the welfare of the children of convicted rapists and violent abusers.

We, the citizens of the world, stand by Sammy Woodhouse, in her cause to change UK laws to protect victims of rape and their families.

Sammy is a rape victim who got pregnant as a result of rape. She was groomed and sexually abused in a child sex ring, the leader of this ring was jailed for 35 years.

Sammy's own rapist was convicted. Sammy fell pregnant with her rapist. The local authority has recently contacted the father of her child & offered him contact with the child who doesn't want anything to do with his father. Sammy has decided to go public and ask for change after newspapers wrote about her story without naming her.

No victim or their child should be forced to engage with their abuser. This stops right here. We will not stay silent.

We, the citizens of the world, hereby want to show Sammy support and seek changes to UK law to stop this happening for Sammy & others.

Women’s aid reported that 20 children have been murdered in the past ten years by convicted violent parents who were deemed fit to have unsupervised contact by the UK family courts.

Here is a link to a petition for parliament which is for UK residents alone. This second petition is to support the first petition, for citizens of the world who want to support Sammy. It's one of many out there.

#JusticeForSammy

Solution
Parental rights should be removed and denied to convicted rapists. Rapists should have no contact with children they have fathered through violence and rape without permission of the child and mother.

Statistics
Rape is a serious issue and the results of rape are life-changing for many victims and their families. The justice system is failing victims in so many ways, not only by giving their rapists access to their children, but also when it comes to prosecuting rapists in general.

UK statistics about rape convictions:

AVON AND SOMERSET, THE UK:

• 1205 reported rapes in Avon and Somerset, the UK, between 2016 and 2017
• 86 cases (7.14%) lead to a conviction 

WEST MIDLANDS, THE UK:

• 1745 reported rapes in the West Midlands, the UK, between 2016 and 2017
• 174 cases (9.97%) lead to a conviction

NORTHERN IRELAND, THE UK:

• 823 reported rapes in Northern Ireland, the UK, between 2016 and 2017
• 15 cases (1.82%) lead to a conviction

Personal story
Tackling the ubiquitous scourge of violence against women, first and foremost, has to include the protection of the victim. This includes the denial of parental rights from rapists to children conceived by rape. I stand by Sammy Woodhouse unequivocally, and hope this petition can help create a precedent for future cases
#JusticeForSammy

- Samuel Jones

I have decided to participate in #JusticeForSammy to support Sammy Woodhouse in her cause. I'm an activist and rape victim myself, and I applaud Sammy for her courage. She was brave enough to speak out. Now we, citizens of the world, need to be brave and raise awareness on her story. I believe we can cause change, together.

- Pieke Roelofs