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Who is Tied Across Borders for?
- Internationally separated parents facing abuse through their child: where the other parent, often the child’s primary caregiver abroad, uses contact, information or the child’s relationship with you to harass, punish or control you.
- Migrant parents abused through their child: where the other parent blocks travel, including trips to the migrant parent’s home country, by claiming the child will be abducted; threatens deportation to cut off contact; or turns the child against the migrant parent’s language, culture and customs.
- People facing post-separation abuse from abroad: the relationship has ended, but threats, harassment or control continue from another country.
- People abused or harassed by someone who lives in another country: distance does not stop threats, stalking, or financial and legal pressure.
- Migrants controlled or abused in the country they moved to: a visa, a sponsor, documents, language or isolation can deepen dependency, even when the abuser lives nearby.
- People whose passports, visas or residency are used against them: documents withheld, destroyed or threatened, so that leaving or speaking up feels impossible.
- Migrant workers exploited by employers or recruiters: dependent on someone in another country for wages, documents, housing or immigration status.
- Migrants pressured or abused over money sent home: family or others in their home country using threats, shame or abuse to demand remittances, or to punish them when they cannot send what is expected.
- International students controlled by a sponsor: dependence on a sponsor for a visa, fees, housing or the right to stay used to exert control far from home.
- People controlled through shared money, property or business across borders: joint accounts, debts, maintenance, assets or companies in more than one country used as leverage.
- People pressured through relatives abroad: family members in another country threatened, harassed or used to force compliance.
- People at risk of forced marriage or honour-based abuse: pressure or control from family or community in another country.
- Older or dependent relatives controlled across borders: through care arrangements, pensions, property or isolation from family abroad.
- People stalked or harassed across borders: tracking, impersonation, threats, or contact with family and employers from another country.
- People facing digital abuse from abroad: account takeover, location tracking, or threats to share private or intimate material, from anywhere in the world.
- People controlled through shared pets and responsibilities: a shared animal, its care or its costs used to keep someone in contact across borders.
- Women experiencing cross-border abuse: including control through children, money, immigration status or digital access.
- Men experiencing cross-border abuse: who can face particular barriers to being recognised and supported, often in more than one system.
- LGBTQ+ people facing cross-border abuse: where unequal legal protection between countries, immigration dependency or the threat of being outed is used to control them.
Abuse is defined by behaviour and power, not by the victim’s gender or nationality.
Support should not depend on gender, sexuality, nationality or immigration status. If an important international connection is being used to control you, this project is for you. Professionals working with people in these situations are welcome too.
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