{"id":44018,"date":"2020-04-27T12:25:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T10:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/?p=44018"},"modified":"2025-06-25T11:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:04:03","slug":"ngos-2020-04-27-united-nations-high-commissioner-for-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/ngos-2020-04-27-united-nations-high-commissioner-for-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO 2020.04.27 High Commissioner for Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production+Library\/04-09-2019-OHCHR-Bachelet.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/about-us\/high-commissioner\/past\/michelle-bachelet-jeria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Human rights are everyone\u2019s business, amid relentless crises around the world<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Appeal to the High Commissioner, Ms. Bachelet<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Indifference of the Swedish Government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicolas Cheropoulos<br>Dansbanev\u00e4gen 28, 1201<br>12631\u00a0H\u00c4GERSTEN<br>Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>E-Mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nicolas.cheropoulos@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nicolas.cheropoulos@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ms. Michelle Bachelet,\u00a0United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)<br>Palais Wilson<br>52 rue des P\u00e2quis<br>CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Re:\u00a0Status of my abducted children at the coronavirus-infected Monastery in Minsk, Belarus<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dear Ms. Bachelet,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Nicolaos Cheropoulos, a citizen of Sweden, and I am writing to you with an urgent plea concerning the welfare and safety of my two daughters, Anthie&#8217; and Alexandra Cheropoulou\u2014both Swedish citizens\u2014who were unlawfully abducted and taken to Belarus by their mother, Ms. Liudmila Trafimovich, a Belarusian national, over three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite my continuous efforts through all available legal channels, including having been granted full custody by a Swedish court, the Belarusian authorities have consistently refused to honor their obligations under international law. Belarus, a state already known for its disregard of democratic norms and international conventions, including human rights treaties, has failed to comply with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. To date, my daughters remain unlawfully retained in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7nY2NrJLIlk?si=OsfKUcZ6l1oEtj1_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Over the past three years, I have endured an ordeal that could fill an entire book. For a more detailed account of this ongoing tragedy, I invite you to visit the website I have created and dedicated to my daughters, as well as to all abducted children and the parents left behind around the world:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ActionAgainstChildAbduction.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The circumstances of their current situation are deeply alarming. After conducting extensive personal investigations\u2014due to a complete lack of information or cooperation from the Belarusian authorities\u2014I discovered only last year (2019) that my daughters were placed, without my knowledge or consent, in the <em>Saint Elisabeth Convent<\/em> in Minsk (Ulitsa Vygotskogo 6), a secluded and ultra-orthodox Russian religious institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This placement not only violates my parental rights but also contravenes Belarus\u2019s own domestic legislation, specifically Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus <em>on the Rights of the Child<\/em>, which guarantees minors the right to independently determine their religious beliefs. Furthermore, Belarusian family law stipulates that major decisions regarding a child\u2019s upbringing\u2014including religious instruction\u2014must be made jointly by both parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these protections, my former partner unilaterally placed our children in this Monastery, subjecting them to a strict religious environment without their or my consent. They have been enrolled in the Monastery\u2019s religious school and are compelled to live according to an ascetic monastic lifestyle, wholly inappropriate for children. My attempts to contact them have been repeatedly obstructed; I am not permitted to speak with them by phone, and I receive only rare and impersonal replies from their mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have reached out to both Swedish and Belarusian authorities on numerous occasions. Regrettably, neither state has taken meaningful action to uphold the rights of my children or enforce the court decisions already rendered in Sweden. The result is that my daughters are effectively held at the mercy of one parent who disregards both international law and fundamental principles of child welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zfyDuVL2jxQ?si=5ClfUEfhLRT0-y_O\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The St. Elisabeth Monastery Scandal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation has become even more critical following the outbreak of COVID-19. The Saint Elisabeth Convent has been publicly reported as a hotspot for the virus. As of last week, local and international media reported that approximately 100 of the 130 nuns at the Convent\u2014over 75%\u2014have contracted the virus, alongside an undisclosed number of priests. Ms. Trafimovich, who works in the Convent as a medical aide, is likely in close contact with infected individuals, thereby placing our daughters at grave risk of exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enclose a translated annex of media reports confirming the outbreak at the Monastery, as well as background information supporting my claims. <strong>I have repeatedly appealed to Swedish authorities for assistance, particularly concerning my daughters\u2019 health status and whereabouts, but I have received no meaningful response.<\/strong> To this day, I do not know who is caring for them, what their current condition is, or when they will be brought to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>K\u00e4lla:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/anthie-alexandra-abducted2017.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NN-2020.04.24-EN-St.-Elisabeth-Monastery-\u2013-Signals-about-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic-and-Andrei-Lemeshonok-who-created-this-empire-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Coronavirus Infection is coming from St. Elisabeth Convent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the imminent and severe threat to their lives and well-being, I respectfully urge you, Ms. Bachelet, in your capacity as a global human rights advocate, to intervene in this matter. My daughters are Swedish citizens. They are being denied basic rights, exposed to serious health risks, and isolated from their custodial parent in clear violation of international human rights and family law standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I appeal to your office and to the United Nations Human Rights mechanisms for immediate assistance in ensuring their protection and safe return to Sweden.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should you require any further information or documentation, I would be more than willing to provide it without delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With sincere respect and hope,<br>Nicolaos AA Cheropoulos<br>Father of Anthie&#8217; and Alexandra<br>Stockholm, April 27, 2020<br>Reviewed Oct. 2023<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human rights are everyone\u2019s business, amid relentless crises around the world Appeal to the High Commissioner, Ms. Bachelet The Indifference of the Swedish Government From: Nicolas CheropoulosDansbanev\u00e4gen 28, 120112631\u00a0H\u00c4GERSTENSweden E-Mail:\u00a0nicolas.cheropoulos@gmail.com Website:\u00a0http:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/ To: Ms. Michelle Bachelet,\u00a0United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)Palais Wilson52 rue des [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state-bodies-ngos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionagainstchildabduction.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}