An Analysis of the Report by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls
This document is an analysis of a report published by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on April 13, 2023, i.e., “Custody, violence against women and violence against children: Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem” (subsequently referred to as “the Report”). The authors of this document (the “Analysis”) carefully reviewed the Report and found many misleading statements, extensive misinformation, blatant errors, use of science denial techniques, and deliberate misrepresentations of the current state of peer-reviewed published research, scientific inquiry, and case law support for the family dynamic of parental alienation. These errors are so egregious that we believe they constitute a deliberate attempt to mislead mental health professionals, legal professionals, and policy makers, such as the Human Rights Council and other components of the United Nations. The Report of the Special Rapporteur is unreliable and dangerous; the misinformation contained in this Report is likely to cause irreparable harm to children and families. Therefore, after conducting our Analysis, we recommend that the Human Rights Council immediately withdraw the Report from publication and prohibit any component of the United Nations from relying on it.
