Nepal — U.S. State Department April 22, 2011 Notice: Update on Adoptions in Nepal Government of Nepal Announces Amendments to 2008 Terms and Conditions On January 5, 2011, the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) in its Notice No. 1 announced that children found by the police will not be available for intercountry adoption until …
Month: April 2011
MEDIA: The Adoption Commandment
The role of religion in the creation of adoption law and policy is something all prospective and adoptive parents should closely consider. The Evangelical Christian Adoption Movement has raised many issues in the discussion of ethics in adoption. Some of these issues are addressed in a recent article in The Nation by PEAR member Kathryn Joyce:http://www.thenation.com/article/160096/adoption-commandment Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What …
Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans
Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans The Terre des hommes/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans was a major reason so many receiving countries suspended adoptions from Nepal. Paper Orphans focuses on three NGOs — Nepal Children’s Organization (NCO/Bal Mandir), the Helpless Children Protection Home (HCPH), and the Education Centre for Helpless Children (ECHC). For background to the documentary, …
DOS Adoption Notice: China – Single Mother Applicants
China April 12, 2011Notice: China Single Female adoption notice The China Centre for Children’s Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA) formally known as CCAA (the China Centre of Adoption Affairs has provided the Department of State with a notice of a new policy that will allow qualified single females adopt from China.Please see the text of the announcement below: NoticeMarch 11, 2011 …
RESOURCE: Connecting the Dots in Ethiopia
One of PEAR’s members, Pamela Veazie, wrote an independent analysis of the Against Child Trafficking (ACT) Fruits of Ethiopia Report. In it she highlights various orphanages in Ethiopia named in the report, potential problems and agencies affiliated with those orphanages. This in-depth analysis can be found here: http://reformtalk.blogspot.com/2011/03/fruits-of-ethiopia-part-2-cases.html Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform …
DOS Adoption Alert: Ukraine
April 8, 2011 Alert: Ukraine Adoption On the evening of April 7, 2011, President Yanukovych signed a Decree transferring all functions of, the State Department for Adoption and Protection of the Rights of the Child (SDA– the current central adoption authority of Ukraine), to the Ministry for Social Policy. We do not yet know how the implementation of this transfer …
DOS Adoption Notice: Latvia – Post Placements
April 5, 2011 Notice: Post-adoption reporting requirements This Adoption Notice replaces the Adoption Notice dated May 25, 2010, on post-adoption reporting requirements for Latvia. Latvia requires periodic post-adoption reporting on the welfare of an adopted orphan in his or her new American family. Latvian law requires that two post-adoption reports be submitted: one after the first year following adoption and …
DOS Adoption Notice: Ethiopia Delays
Notice: Significant delays remain likely for cases presented to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs after March 8, 2011 The Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MOWYCA) told the American Embassy officials that adoption cases presented to the Federal Court of First Instance prior to March 8, 2011 will be processed expeditiously. However, cases …
Orphanage Operator Held (Republica)
Orphanage Operator Held Republica KATHMANDU, April 2: Police have rescued 20 children from Mukti Nepal, a Maharajgunj-based orphanage, and arrested its operator after finding that the orphanage does not meet minimum standards. The rescued children are aged between five to 15 years. Police arrested Goma Luitel, chairman of the orphanage, at the behest of the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB). …