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'Two children abducted every day' Govt figures reveal

The number of children abducted by parents has more than doubled over the last decade, Foreign Office figures have shown. Two children are taken every day and Reunite - a charity specialising in family abduction cases - has had 447 new cases.

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Top 10 Hague countries children were abducted to

The Hague Convention is an international agreement dealing with cross-border adoption, child trafficking and child laundering.

Top 10 Hague Convention countries snatched children have been taken to over the last year are:

  • USA 32 children
  • Poland 29
  • Ireland 28
  • Germany 18
  • France 12
  • Canada 11
  • South Africa 10
  • Spain 10
  • Australia 9
  • Turkey 8

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