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Loading...Hillary Clinton Supports the Campaign to Bring Sean Home
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has publicly voiced her support for the Bring Sean Home campaign, an internationally supported cause that has gathered over 40,000 signatures so far on The Petition Site. The campaign centers around David Goldman, an American, whose son Sean was abducted by his wife Bruna when she returned to her native Brazil back in 2004. Bruna tragically died in childbirth, leaving Sean in the custody of her second husband João Paulo Lins e Silva, who petitioned to replace David’s name with his own on Sean’s birth certificate.
Up until recently, Bruna and João’s influential families successfully obstructed the Brazilian press from reporting on the case, but things seem to be changing. David was recently interviewed by the prominent Brazilian newspaper O Globo, and last month when he traveled to Rio de Janeiro to attend a court hearing, he was finally able to see Sean for the first time since his abduction.
Clinton stated that she has appealed to Brazil’s Foreign Minister. The abduction is a clear violation of the Hague Treaty on International Child Abduction, but ultimately Sean’s fate will be up to the Brazilian judiciary. However, Clinton points out that Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is scheduled to visit President Obama in Washington in two weeks, and the U.S. will continue to pressure Brazil until Sean is returned to his father.
Clinton revealed the startling fact that Sean is not a unique case. There are about 46 cases in Brazil alone, and countless others worldwide.
If you have not already added your name to the petition to bring Sean home, you can do so here. And check out Hillary Clinton’s interview where she gives her support for David Goldman.
Read more: brazil, child abduction, Hillary Clinton, human rights, president lula da silva, rio de janeiro
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+ add your own12-26-09: Finally the right decision had by all. May Sean's life be happy and long. It's ALL about SEAN.
By the way ... I love Hilary and I am glad this administration cares about peoples problems.
Well... I would say... anybody asked the child ? I agree the father has his rights however I think that much more involved on this bringing the boy home thing...
I moved from Brazil to US 3 years ago by my own option and it wasn't easy transition... this boy already has a half sister, a step father, grandmother and grandfather who loves him in Brazil - otherwise they wouldn't be fighting for this kid at this level after the mother died. If David really wants to be close to the boy, why he doesn't pay the price of move to Brazil until the boy take his own decision ? Why the boy needs to have his heart broken living behind the other half of the family ?
Joao Paulo, sua sogra mentiu na entrevista na globo. As caixas chegam do USA para o Brazil e voce nao precisa ir no correio, apenas quando nao tem ninguem para receber isto. Agora eu pergunto o que mais ela esta mentindo, devolva o garato para o pai.
This is not clear to me from the information in the article. If the boy has been in Brazil since 2004, living with his Brazilian parents, maybe there should be reconsideration for parental rights. Why should American dad have sole costody rights?
I have faith that Sean will be home soon. Thanks to Congressman Christopher Smith (R) of New Jersey, who worked hard on getting Sean back. Good job by all those involved, no matter what party they belong to.
It does my heart good to see over 41 thousand people signed the petition. I have been monitoring this case from the beginning. Finally it's gotten the attention it deserves. Took a change of administration to do it.
my son was abducted by his father when he was 2 yrs old and for 6 days and six nights I was a wreck, could not sleep or eat, called the police everyday!
BRING SEAN HOME!!!
BRING HIM SEAN HOME!
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