Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=20125 REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, June 21: Nepal has remained absent in an international meeting on adoption that is underway in the Hague where it is likely to find itself in an uncomfortable position to defend its inter-country adoption which is marred by alleged fraudulent activities. The Secretariat of The Hague Conference on Private International …
Month: June 2010
Russia Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues ——————————————————————————– June 18, 2010 A U.S. interagency team met with its Russian counterpart in Washington, D.C. June 14 – 17 for the third round of discussions about an adoption agreement. This most recent round of negotiations ended after four days of positive and productive talks that reflected …
MEDIA: When Adopted Can’t Adapt
PEAR originally posted the full text of this article on our blog June 19, 2010. On Tuesday, June 22, we received a take down demand from the author Katie Pickert. Although we believe that our posting was fair use as it was published as part of our educational series, Crisis in Adoption, we are respecting the wishes of Ms. Pickert …
Sierra Leone: Adoptive Mother Speaks Out
This posting was on the Yahoo group Global_Adoption_Triad, and PEAR has been given permission by the author, Judi Mosley, to post it here. Members of PEAR’s board have known Judi for many years and consider her one of our major inspirations. Her daughter Camryn, adopted from Cambodia, was trafficked by Lauryn Galindo, and Camryn’s victim statement can be found here: …
Ten Steps to Researching US Adoption Agencies
Since there is no one place to go to research an adoption agency, PEAR has assembled a Guide to Researching US Adoption Agencies. Obtaining and interpreting information from several sources is required to get a full picture of the current status of an adoption agency. Freely download the 3-page PDF herehttp://www.pear-now.org/docs/PEAR-Guide-to-Researching-US-Adoption-Agencies.pdf or find the guide at http://www.pear-now.org/resources.html and select the …
International Adoption Doctor Directory Updated
The revised directory can be freely downloaded from PEAR’s website athttp://www.pear-now.org/PEAR_IA_Doctor_E-Directory.pdf Six new providers have been added, including one in Montana. This directory is arranged alphabetically by state and city within each state. The clinics listed in this directory have at least one MD,DO or NP in its practice and have experience with international adoption medicine. Parents for Ethical Adoption …
Moldovan Parliament Passes New International Adoption Law
The Moldovan Parliament passed a new law regarding the Legal Status of Adoption on May 28, 2010. It awaits signature by the President and then will be published in the Official Monitor. At that time, text of the new law will be available and the US Embassy website is expected to be updated. Six months after the publish date in …
MEDIA: The Baby Business
EJ Graff’s newest article on international adoption has been been published by the Democracy Journal and is available online. The article is entitled The Baby Business and addresses ongoing concerns with corruption and ethics in intercountry adoption. Ms. Graff has invited PEAR to officially comment on the article. Our comments on the eight proposed solutions to the problems plaguing international …
Trade of Children (Voice of Children)
Some Disturbing Allegations from Voice of Children “What seems confusing here is that one can still make fake papers to show that a child is an orphan, and it can be adopted in the same way as has been practiced earlier.” English translation of an article published in Voice of Children — July 2008 Trade of Children in the Name …
Call to encourage domestic adoption (Kathmandu Post)
Call to encourage domestic adoption Kathmandu Post Kathmandu — June 11 Stakeholders working in the field of child rights on Friday called on the authorities concerned to give top priority to domestic child adoption as compared to inter-country adoption. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) commissioner Gauri Pradhan stressed the need to promote child adoption within the country if families from …