Sierra Leone April 30, 2012 Alert: Suspension of Adoptions Lifted in Sierra Leone On April 13, 2012, the Government of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs lifted the suspension on intercountry adoptions that it enacted on May 21, 2009. Official information states at this time that any new intercountry adoptions will take place under the …
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Lithuania Limits Foreign Applications for Adoption
The Central Authority will no longer accept any applications from non-citizen single persons, and will only accept applications from non-citizen couples for the adoption of special needs children. Married couples where one spouse is a citizen of Lithuania will continue to be able to adopt under the previous rules. Families currently registered with the Lithuanian Central Authority will not be …
PEAR: What We Do
What We Do PEAR’s major efforts center around advocacy for ethical adoption practices, education, and to provide assistance and support for anyone touched or affected by adoption. Advocacy PEAR provides analysis and feedback for legislative efforts and regulation of adoption practices globally. We support the Rights of the Child as defined by the UN Convention, and as such provide critiques, …
Suspension of Huminska’s Anioly, Inc. lifted
Suspension of Huminska’s Anioly, Inc. lifted The Council on Accreditation (COA) has announced that effective April 13, 2012 it has terminated the suspension of the Hague accreditation of Huminska’s Anioly, Inc. that was imposed effective March 6, 2012. Huminska’s Anioly, Inc. completed its corrective action plan to COA’s satisfaction and COA has determined that Huminska’s Anioly, Inc. is now in …
DOS Adoption Notice Romania: New Adoption Law in Effect
Romania April 10, 2012Notice: Romania New Adoption Law in Effect The Romanian Office for Adoptions announced that its new adoption law went into effect on April 7, 2012. The new law allows for intercountry adoptions of Romanian children by relatives of the fourth degree of kinship, the spouse of the child’s natural parent, and Romanian citizens who are habitually resident …
DOS Adoption Notice Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Approval of New Hague Convention Adoption Process
Kazakhstan April 5, 2012Kazakhstan Approval of New Hague Convention Adoption Process The Ministry of Education and Science, the Central Authority of Kazakhstan, has confirmed that the governmental decree approving its new policies to process intercountry adoptions and accredit adoption agencies in Kazakhstan goes into effect on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The Government of Kazakhstan will begin accepting applications for accreditation …
UPDATE on PEAR’s Ethics Alert for China
A blog post was recently made public by Brian Stuy of Research China which addresses some of the issues contained in our Ethics Alert on China’s Special Needs Adoptions http://pear-now.blogspot.com/2012/03/pear-ethics-alert-china-special-needs.html. We received similar stories and information from both adoptive families and adoption service providers before publishing our alert. PEAR believes that prospective adoptive families and adoptive families have the right …
DOS Adoption Alert: Government of Laos Announces Suspension of Intercountry Adoption
Laos March 30, 2012Alert: Government of Laos Announces Suspension of Intercountry Adoption The Office of the Government of Laos announced on February 20, 2012, that the authorization to allow foreigners to adopt Lao children is suspended until appropriate regulations and procedures are established on intercountry adoption. Updated information will be provided as it becomes available on adoption.state.gov. http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=alerts&alert_notice_file=laos_1 Ethics, Transparency, …
UPDATE: Families For Orphans Act
According to reports from Gov Tracks, both the House and Senate versions of the Families for Orphans Act have died in committee. PEAR, along with numerous other adoption reform and child welfare organizations opposed the FFOA. A history of our comments and position on the FFOA can be found on our blog: http://pear-now.blogspot.com/search/label/Families%20for%20Orphans%20Act Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ …
DOS Adoption Notice: Suspension of all Intercountry Adoptions in Bhutan
Bhutan March 23, 2012Alert: Notice on Suspension of all Intercountry Adoptions in Bhutan Effective January 1, 2012, the Government of Bhutan temporarily suspended all intercountry adoptions pending approval of a new adoption law by the King. The adoption bill was drafted to clarify Bhutan’s adoption procedures. The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC), the Bhutanese government agency responsible for …