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An emotional homecoming for Goldman and his son
Dec 30, 2009
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The following article was published in the Star Ledger and Trenton Times on Dec. 30, 2009: Maryann Spoto STAR-LEDGER STAFF "Our home." Those two words from his 9-year-old son made a five-year, politically charged, multi-continent custody battle all worth it for David Goldman of Tinton Falls. Return...
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Reunion & Homecoming!
Dec 24, 2009
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Rep. Chris Smith, who joined with David Goldman and his son Sean before they left Brazil for the United States, said he was “ecstatic” that father and son were finally together as they should be. Smith said: “Sean was initially reserved but happy and pleased to be with his father. They had a hamburg...
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Reunion Is Close at Last in Brazil
Dec 22, 2009
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The Brazilian Supreme Court late tonight ruled in favor of a New Jersey dad seeking to be reunited with his nine-year-old son after a long and bitter fight with the child's Brazilian abductors, said Congressman Chris Smith. The ruling by Chief Justice Gilmar Mendes of Brazil's high court to throw ou...
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Smith in Brazil to Assist NJ Father to Bring Sean Home
Dec 18, 2009
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Congressman Chris Smith arrived in Brazil today. Final expected votes of the year were cast on the House floor last night, after which Smith, a Senior Member of Congress, departed for Dulles International. Today he met with U.S. State Department officials and David Goldman, who also took a flight la...
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Brazilian Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Sending Sean Home
Dec 17, 2009
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A unanimous ruling by the Brazilian Federal Regional Tribunal court today is expected to pave the way for the prompt return of nine-year-old Sean Goldman back home to his New Jersey father, David Goldman, Congressman Chris Smith said today. The Court ordered that Sean must be turned over to his fath...
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Human Rights Day Observed
Dec 10, 2009
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A grim picture of human rights abuse in China, Cuba, Sudan, Vietnam and other nations was painted by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, a senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a leading human rights advocate in Congress, who called for increased U.S. pressure to bring about changes in...
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David Goldman, Left-Behind Parents Make Compelling Cases for Their Children's Return
Dec 2, 2009
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The heartbreaking stories of left-behind parents whose children are held in other countries were laid out before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) at a hearing on international child abduction and parental access that also included judicial and legal experts, the head of the Center for ...
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Goldman Case & International Child Abduction to Be Focus of Human Rights Commission on Dec. 2
Nov 30, 2009
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The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) will hold a hearing Wednesday on international child abduction and parental access, including the cases involving David Goldman of Tinton Falls, Monmouth County N.J., and other left behind parents, said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), an executive memb...
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For Seeking a Meeting in Beijing with President Obama Last Week, Human Rights Defender Arrested, Interrogated
Nov 23, 2009
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Less than 10 days after Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong testified before a Congressional panel, he was arrested by Chinese police just hours after President Obama departed China, prompting human rights activists to hold an emergency press conference to draw attention to his plight. “Last ...
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Goldman to testify before human rights panel
Nov 20, 2009
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Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., announced Thursday that a congressional panel dedicated to human rights will hold a hearing on the international child abduction case involving David Goldman of Tinton Falls, N.J. "David Goldman's human rights as a father, his rights under U.S. law and international treaty ...
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