WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Kirby stated on Thursday that the United States is "specifically concerned with unacceptably long judicial delays in Brazil."
"There are 14 abduction cases that have been pending with the Brazilian judiciary for more than a year," he told reports.
The United States, Brazil and the Bahamas have signed the Hague Abduction Convention, an international treaty that provides a legal mechanism for countries to work together on international abduction cases, according to the State Department website.
Kirby’s statement also singled India and Tunisia, which have not signed the treaty, for failing to cooperate with US authorities in resolving child abductions.
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