28 Months since Nikki's abduction....
Saturday,
9 November 2019 marks 28 months since Nikki’s abduction.
I
look through my records and find a formal application (in Bulgarian) for
contact with Nikki signed by me on 22 April 2019, in between the appeal
judgement and lodging the application I lost 3 months scrambling around trying
to find out how to kick-start this process. Today it is 9 November 2019 and
this is where we are at…..
Mon 2019/08/26 12:26 PM: The Bulgarian Ministry of
Justice advised me that they were planning to inform the competent social
service in Bulgaria about exploring the possibility of negotiating with the
Nikki’s mother about contact for me with Nikki.
Mon 2019/10/21 12:41 PM: I was advised by the
Bulgarian Ministry of Justice that the Family Mediation Center in Sofia,
Bulgaria can organize mediation sessions and the costs are for the parents.
Fri 2019/10/25 3:23 PM: I receive from the Bulgarian
Ministry of Justice a list of 84 mediators in the Agreements Programme of Sofia
Regional and Sofia City Court from whom I can choose as mediator.
- The
principle of neutrality is central to the success of mediation.
– “The principle of neutrality is central to the success of
mediation.”
- What
is cross-border family mediation? (European Justice Portal) – “Key
Principles>Impartiality>Mediators are neutral”
“Forgiving and being reconciled to our enemies or our
loved ones are not about pretending that things are other than they are. It is
not about patting one another on the back and turning a blind eye to the wrong.
True reconciliation exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the hurt, the truth. It
could even sometimes make things worse. It is a risky undertaking but in the
end it is worthwhile, because in the end only an honest confrontation with
reality can bring real healing. Superficial reconciliation can bring only
superficial healing.”
― Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1984
How would you feel about negotiating for your child’s
life when the abductor, (with all their accomplices behind them) stands
pointing a loaded gun at your child’s head and you are alone?
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