The Time of India has published an article announcing that the CBI will be continuing its investigation of Preet Mandir in Pune and will issue additional reports concerning their findings. The original CBI investigative reports found no irregularities with adoptions from Preet Mandir despite numerous complaints. The full article can be found here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/mumbai/CBI-to-submit-another-report-on-adoption-centre/articleshow/4996818.cms Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions …
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News Article on Adoption in Nepal – 3 Nepali kids set to land in US
3 Nepali kids set to land in US http://www.kantipur online.com/ kolnews.php? nid=213888 Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, Sept 9 – After a gap of one and half years three Nepali children are all set to land in the U.S with their new adoptive parents. This was made possible for three orphaned girls —Anita Himali, Anisha Sai and Santi Sai — after the …
DOS Notice Guatemala
Guatemala Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues________________________________________Outreach Request on Guatemala August 13, 2009 In an effort to improve communication with those families with pending adoption cases in Guatemala, the Department will be creating a listserv. If you have a pending Guatemala adoption case registered with the PGN and would like to be included, please email …
Legislative Proposals
The following legislative proposals were introduced to Congress at the end of June. The descriptions of the bills below are provided by GovTracks. Please read the legislation on your own for a true reflection of the legislation and its impact on international adoption. The legislation can be viewed and tracked a http://www.govtrack.us/. Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA33] introduced H.R. 3070: To …
USDOS Liberia Adoption Alert
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues ——————————————————– August 10, 2009 On January 26, 2009, the Government of Liberia (GOL) suspended adoptions on the recommendation of the President’s Special Committee on Adoption because of allegations of mismanagement and corruption. Since the suspension went into effect, the GOL has formed an Ad-hoc Central Adoption Authority to have oversight …
New Contact form on PEAR’s Website
PEAR has a new Contact form on the website . It is accessible from any page on the website by clicking Contact. You can select a topic such as Pre-Adopt Question, Ethical Issue, Agency Issue, and more, so that we can quickly handle your question, suggestion or request for help. It is not necessary that you complete all the fields …
Reminder: Adoptee Rights Demonstation July 21
Adoptee Rights Demonstration, a rally and protest in Philadelphia, PA, is being held at 11 AM on July 21, 2009. This rally will coincide with the opening day of the Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislators. Read more on the blog Adult adoptees in most of the advanced, industrialized nations of the world have unrestricted access to …
Focus on Children Trust Fund
Excerpts from a Salt Lake Tribune ArticleDefendants in Samoan adoption case must pay $100,000 to trust fundA federal judge in Utah has ordered five operators and employees of the now-defunct Focus on Children adoption agency to contribute $100,000 to a trust fund that would allow Samoan children adopted by U.S. parents to connect with their birth families. U.S. District Judge …
PEAR Website News
PEAR has unveiled several new pages on its website! 1) Country pageThis page has links to posts on PEAR’s blog with information specific to each country. In addition there are links to PEAR’s statements on each country and 3rd party reports deemed to be relevant to adoption. 2) News & Views from the Triad This page opens up PEAR’s “Blog …
PEAR Surveys underway
PEAR invites all adoptive parents to take the PEAR Observational Survey of Adoptive Parents on Success, Satisfaction and Types of Post-Adoption Services (POSitive Study). This survey is for those who have completed a domestic or international/inter-country adoption from any country. Whether your child has had virtually no issues or interventions or many, we would like your input! This anonymous survey …