Sir,

The Association for the Defence of Human Rights, WikiJustice Julian Assange (WJJA), respectfully requests the intervention of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances under the urgent action procedure provided for in Article 30 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Per- sons from Enforced Disappearance.

Description of the facts:

On 21 May 2024, although Michelle NDO, Norelisse’s mother, has not been the subject of any investigation into violence against a minor, has not been caught in the act of committing any act of violence against her children, and has never been informed of any report concerning the mistreat- ment of her children, two of their children, Richi FOKOUABAN DONGMO and Norelisse OYEE FOKOUABAN, were taken from her by members of the child protection services acting under the Child Welfare Policy (ASE) under the authority of the President of the Departmental Council, Anne HIDALGO.

As of 21 May 2024, the date of the children’s abduction, no placement order had been issued by a judge.

All orders will be issued after the children have been placed in care, without any preliminary inves tigation or judicial inquiry having been conducted

On 22 May 2024, at the Emergency Reception Centre – ANRS – SAU 92 in Colombes, Richi FOKOUABAN DONGMO attempted suicide by trying to throw himself out of a window. Since coming under the care of social services staff acting under the Child Welfare Policy, this child was removed out of school, has run away on numerous occasions, and spends his nights loitering in the seedy districts of Paris.

Serious damage to his physical and mental well-being has been observed (as evidenced by videos). He himself complains of violence, particularly during police custodies (around 11 police custodies since he has been in the care of staff from the guardianship services under the authority of the President of the Departmental Council), to which he has been subjected without his parents being able to ascertain the reasons for these detentions, as they are forbidden from having any contact with their son, the caretaker service refusing to provide them with any explana- tory documents. This child is in grave danger. There is good reason to fear for his life.

On 22 May 2024, Michelle NDO, who wishes to have her children returned to her as soon as possible, asked the head of the child protection agency operating under the Child Welfare Service (ASE) policy, Ms DESJARDIN, and the social worker, Ms BARRATTI, to show her the placement order, but they refused to show it to her or provide her with a copy. This placement order was never produced.

On 21 May 2024, before being taken to one of the care services operating under the Child Welfare Service (ASE) and overseen by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE), Norelisse OYEE FOKOUABAN remained for several hours in the care of an unknown person at the school on Rue Forest (Paris 18th arrondissement) where she is enrolled.

Neither the headteacher, Marie Jovanna JEAN-PHILIPPE, nor any members of the teaching staff were present at the scene. This unknow person hands Norelisse over to a care worker, identified only by his first name, David. David takes Norelisse to one of the care centres operating under the Parisian Social Services (ASE) policy, loca- ted at 183 Rue Ordenner -Paris 18.

When questioned later, David stated that he had never been shown a placement order or any other document, that Norelisse had cried continuously during the journey, and that she had refused to go with him to the ASE offices. David moved to Switzerland in June 2024 without leaving a contact address.

The Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE), based at 110 Rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75010 Paris, which take responsability for Norelisse, is a provider of the Civic Service programme in Israel and a member of the Board of Directors of the European Council of Jewish Communities (ECJC).

It is an association which, a priori, has no links with the French state and which, according to the business directory, provides « other care or support without accommodation for children and adolescents ».

Entrusting children placed under the responsibility of the French State and the French Ministry of Justice by court order (in this case, with regard to Norelisse, without a court order) to an organisation or company linked to a foreign state, regardless of which state that may be, constitutes a breach of the fundamental interests of the French nation pursuant to Art. 410-1 of French Criminal Code « For the purposes of this Title, the fundamental interests of the nation are understood to mean its independence, the integrity of its territory, its security, the republican nature of its institu- tions, the means of its defence and diplomacy, the protection of its population both in France and abroad, the balance of its natural environment, and the essential elements of its scientific and eco- nomic potential and its cultural heritage. »

Furthermore, if the charity to which Norelisse OYEE FOKOUABAN was entrusted does not house children, to whom was Norelisse entrusted? Where is she? Who is legally responsible for her safety?

On 22 May 2024, during the first go-between visit to the premises of one of the child protection services operating under the Child Welfare Policy (ASE), located at 183 Rue Ordenner, Paris 18, neither Norelisse nor Richi were present. Michelle NDO has not seen her children.

According to Michelle NDO’s account, the Agency Head, Ms DESJARDIN, and an educator, Ms BARRATTI, met with her. Ms DESJARDIN, the educator, introduced herself by patting her chest whilst stating that she was the one who had taken her children. Michelle NDO asked to see the placement order. Neither of them is willing to produce it or provide a copy. Moreover, this law order will never be produced or issued.

The two officials urge Michelle NDO to admit to physically abusing her children. The two ASE-OSE members tell her that if she confesses violencies against her children, the proceedings will end there, and that the juvenile court judge, Aurélie CHAMPION, will take her cooperation into account.

Michelle NDO refuses to admit to abuse or violence that she did not commit.

At this stage, Michelle NDO has never been in contact with Judge Aurélie CHAMPION and has not been the subject of any investigation, either by social services or the police.

During the second go-between visit, on 24 May 2024—two days after the kidnapping—Nore- lisse OYEE FOKOUABAN had a nasty wound on her arm above the wrist (as shown in photographs).

The mother asked for her daughter to be taken to a doctor at her own expense, but this did not happen.

During the third go-between visit, on 28 May 2024, Norelisse told her mother, Michelle NDO, that she was no longer going to school. She explained that she was kept locked up all day in the care home.

The caretakers only go her out at 7.30 pm into an adjoining park. It is the only outing he is allowed. However, Norelisse is unable to say in which town she is being held. The location where Norelisse is being held will never be disclosed to her parents by the staff of the relevant autho- rities, namely the Paris-Île-de-France Departmental Council .

William BATICLE, head of the Hélène WEKSLER Foster Care Service at the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE), to which the girl was placed, explains that Norelisse does not play with children her own age, which was not the case prior to her placement, as Norelisse had classmates and enjoyed playing with them (as evidenced by photos and videos).

According to William BATICLE, she prefers the company of adults and has adult sexual desires. According to her parents, prior to her placement with the OSE’s care services, Norelisse had never shown the slightest interest in sexuality.

In light of William BATICLE’s comments, there are legitimate grounds for concern that Norelisse may be a victim of sexual abuse within the care home run by the ASE- OSE where she is currently staying..

3 July 2024 – Richi meets his sister Norelisse at the offices of the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE), located at 110 Rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75010 Paris.

Norelisse tells her brother that staff from the keeper service have informed her that they are going to transfer her to Italy. She tells him of her concerns and her desire not to leave.

Has Norelisse, who has been missing since 8 July 2024, been taken to Italy? For what purpose? Under what identity? Could she have died in Italy? 

On 8 July 2024, the fourth and final go-between visit took place at 183 Rue Ordenner, Paris 18, at- tended by Véronique PIDANCET BARRIÈRE, President of the WikiJustice Julian Assange Human Rights Association (WJJA)

She can note that :

• Richi is not present during this visit. According to the explanations provided by Priscilla DIAZ, the social worker from the ASE’s guardianship service, and Ms GRANGE, the psychoogist—both of whom were in charge of the supervised visit—he had apparently not woken up and had refused to get out of bed.

• Norelisse will arrive at the meeting just over half an hour late. She and her driver were appa- rently caught in a traffic jam. This delay cuts short the high-profile visit and raises a crucial question : where is Norelisse coming from?

• Norelisse stares intently at Priscilla DIAZ and Mrs GRANGE before daring to approach her mother. She will only approach once she has received a nod of approval from both women.

• Priscilla DIAZ and Mrs GRANGE express their disapproval when Michelle NDO and her daughter, who are practising Catholics, kneel down to pray. They say there might be better things to do with Norelisse..
  

• By passing judgement on the religious practices of a mother and her daughter, two French ci- vil servants failed to demonstrate the neutrality required of them in such matters and failed to uphold the principle of equality enshrined in their country’s motto.

• Norelisse has quite a serious arm injury that hasn’t been treated and will leave her with a nasty scar. A photograph of this injury will be submitted to the WJJA doctors, who noted that the scattered, regular healing marks caught their attention, although they were unable to attribute them to any specific object. Several people mentioned a wound caused by barbed wire. It would have been vital to have it examined by a forensic pathologist, but the mother was refu- sed this.

The president of the Association for the Defence of Human Rights (WJJA), Véronique PIDANCET BARRIERE, points out to Priscilla DIAZ and Ms GRANGE that the placement order was not ser- ved by registered post or by a bailiff and is therefore not legally enforceable.

Priscilla DIAZ and Mrs GRANGE were surprised by this and undertook to ask the judge, Aurélie CHAMPION, to have it served on Michelle NDO by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, but this was never followed through.

This placement order was never produced and was never served.

Following the high-profile visit on 8 July 2024, Michelle NDO and Charles Raoul FOKOUA- BAN will never see their daughter Norelisse again, nor will they ever hear her voice again. They will never be allowed to speak to her on the phone. They will never be given any photographs. They will never know where she is or whether she is still on French soil.

Since 8 July 2024, Norelisse has not been heard from by her parents, her brothers and sisters, her grandparents, or anyone else in her family.

Numerous steps have been taken, on multiple occasions, by the family and the WJJA Association with the relevant authorities, including the police, embassies, ministries and judicial authorities in the two countries concerned, France and Cameroon (see documents on the WJJA website), but, to date, no information has been provided regarding Norelisse’s fate or her current whereabouts. Norelisse has vanished into thin air.

The French authorities replied in a written order that the child was held incommunicado, which constitutes a violation of Articles 1 and 2 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance of 20 December 2006, and Article 224-1 of the Criminal Code, and amounts to enforced disappearance and incommunicado detention.

Several requests for proof of life have been made. None of them have been answered, leaving the parents and family in indescribable anguish.

You will find most of the documents and copies of the complaints on the WJJA website - https:// www.wjja-wikijustice-julian-assange.fr/wjja-rapports

https://www.wjja-wikijustice-julian-assange.fr/plainte-deposee-par-michelle-ndo-aupres-du-procu- reur-de-la-republique-francaise-laure-beccuau-pour-l-enlevement-de-ses-enfants-richi-et-norelisse

Norelisse’s parents can also send you any additional documents not available on the website that might help you locate their daughter, Norelisse OYEE FOKOUABAN, who has been missing since 8 July 2024.

Given the lack of response to the family’s requests for proof of life, it is reasonable to assume that this child, who has not been heard from since 8 July 2024 —almost two years ago— may be the victim of all manner of abuse within the care of the ASE-OSE services, including torture, rape, abuse, or serious harm to her psychological well-being.

It is also possible to suspect that she may have been drawn into a child sex trafficking ring. It is also reasonable to suspect that she may have died.

The latest request for proof of life sent by Norelisse’s parents in June 2026 to the President of the Paris-Île-de-France Departmental Council, Emmanuel GRÉGOIRE, who is criminally liable for the child welfare policy, calls on him to : « We would be grateful if you could provide us, upon re- ceipt of this letter and as soon as possible, with conclusive proof that our daughter Norelisse is still alive. We wish to see her and speak with her to ensure that she is in good health and still in France. If, in the days following receipt of this registered letter, you do not allow us to see Norelisse, speak with her and ensure that she is well, we will assume that she has died in a keeper service ASE-OSE. We will then do everything in our power to shed light on the causes of his death and to repatriate his remains so that she may be laid to rest alongside his loved ones in his home country, Cameroon. »