US warns against adopting in Nepal (AFP) http://www.rnw.nl/int-justice/article/us-warns-against-adopting-nepal The United States has warned its citizens against adopting children in Nepal, saying it has “grave concerns” about the reliability of that country’s adoption system. The government urged prospective adoptive parents to choose another country, citing the case of a young Nepalese girl placed in the custody of an American couple without …
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Letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Opposing the Families for Orphans Act
Last month, PEAR joined in with Global Action for Children in voicing our opposition to the Families for Orphans Act. The Senate version act is currently sitting in the Committee on Foreign Relations. Below is the letter sent to Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Committee and Senator Richard Lugar , Ranking Member. February 22, 2010 The Honorable John KerryChairmanU.S. …
Adoption Alert — Nepal (U.S. State Department)
Adoption Alert — Nepal (U.S. State Department) Nepal Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues ________________________________ Caution About Pursuing an Adoption in Nepal March 04, 2010 The U.S. Department of State strongly discourages prospective adoptive parents from choosing Nepal as a country from which to adopt due to grave concerns about the reliability of Nepal’s …
What do you do when the authorities are suspected traffickers?
Interesting article by Lt. Col. Holmes (below). He has a point. Some of the alternatives to adoption seem better suited to Sweden than to South Asia. Nonetheless, his article contains a huge flaw. Lt. Col. Holmes: “The latest report from the Hague Conference raised the very serious concern over ‘paper orphans’, children who were designated as being orphans when they …
PEAR Releases Second Series of State Directories of Adoption Resources
Link to Directories updated on May 14, 2010This library is housed at http://www.pear-now.org/resources.html , where you can freely download the pdf directories . Series 2 has four directories: California, Arizona, Hawaii, and Nevada. Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (PEAR) does not officially endorse any listing in these directories. The contents are provided for informational purposes only as a community service.PEAR …
Nepal’s stolen children highlight flawed adoption system (AFP)
02 March 2010 Nepal’s stolen children highlight flawed adoption system (AFP) AFP – Rajan Kumar Nepali did not know he was giving up his two young children when he put his thumbprint on a document handing custody to an orphanage in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. The owners of the children’s home had promised to take care of his son and …
UPDATE: DOS Adoption Alert – Swaziland
Swaziland Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues March 1, 2010 On February 24, 2010, the Deputy Prime Minister of Swaziland informed the U.S. Embassy in Mbabane that it will not process intercountry adoptions cases while the Department of Social Welfare completes a review of its adoption procedures. Only cases that were already with the …
PEAR Statement on Nepal Adoptions
PEAR Statement on Nepal Adoptions The country of Nepal reopened its intercountry adoption program in January of 2009 after closing in 2007 due to allegations of trafficking and corruption. At the time it reopened, PEAR was cautiously optimistic that Nepal would be able to follow this new program and adoptions would be transparent, ethical and in the best interests of …
MEDIA: Kazakhstan – Senate passes ratification of convention on protection of children and foreign adoption
Parliament ratified convention on protection of children and foreign adoption Astana. February 25. Kazakhstan Today – The deputies of the Senate of Parliament of Kazakhstan at the plenary session today passed the Law on Ratification of Convention on Protection of Children and Foreign Adoption, the agency reports. According to the conclusion of the Senate Committee for Welfare Development, “the convention …
Dalit Couple Foils Adoption Of Offspring (Republica)
Dalit Couple Foils Adoption Of Offspring OM ASTHA RAI KATHMANDU, Feb 24: After desperate searches, a downtrodden Dalit family from Nuwakot district has retrieved its lost children, who were nearly adopted by an American couple. Rajan Nepali, 27, who works as a manual laborer in Kathmandu to feed his family, had sent his children–son Kaushal, 7, and daughter Karuna, 3, …