Cashing in on Nepal’s youth (RT television) Video: http://rt.com/news/orphanage-child-trafficking-nepal-761/ Published: 03 March, 2012 Child trafficking is rife in Nepal, with many unregistered orphanages in the capital, Kathmandu, housing thousands of trafficked children. The thriving market for illegal adoption has turned the practice into a highly lucrative business. Widespread corruption and a high demand from the West for adoptive children are …
Russia March 01, 2012 Notice: REGIONAL SUSPENSIONS ON ADOPTION PROCESSING IN RUSSIA The Department of State has received reports that local departments of education and some judges in Russia have instituted a de facto freeze on adoptions to the United States. In some instances we are told that local departments of education have refused to provide referrals which are necessary …
Child care centres running illegally The Himalayan Times 2012-01-29 SURENDRA KAFLE NEPALGUNJ: All the child protection centres established here to give shelter to neglected children have not met minimum standards. “District Children Welfare Committee Banke has found that the child centres were set up without meeting the set criteria,” said Child Welfare Officer Shova Shah. There are 14 children homes …
One of our favorite submissions thus far: Why Does the Adoption Lobby Annoy Me? They All Get Along http://reformtalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/why-does-adoption-lobby-annoy-me-they.html Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
PEAR Board Member, Barbara McArtney guest blogs on REFORM Talk as part of The Unofficial “Why the adoption establishment annoys me” Blog Week:http://reformtalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/guest-blogger-barbara-mcartney-on-why.html Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
The Unofficial “Why the adoption establishment annoys me” Blog Week beginstoday. If you would like to read the blog entries or participate, visit Land of Gazillion Adoptees: http://landofgazillionadoptees.com/ LGA also has a facebook group where the blogs will be posted and PEAR will try to keep up withthem on our facebook page as well. Participating Bloggers committed to the event …
Govt extends deadline for inter-country adoptionsThe Himalayan Times 2012-02-25KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has extended the deadline for applications from foreigners to adopt Nepali children after it received only a handful of requests.Foreign parents who want to adopt Nepali children now have two more months to file their application, which was due by mid-February for this …
February 17, 2012 Reinstatement of U.S. Adoption Agency by IHNFA (Instituto Hondureño de la Niñez y la Familia) The U.S. Embassy in Honduras informs citizens that the Instituto Hondureño de la Niñez y la Familia (IHNFA ) recently reinstated U.S. adoption agency Gladney Center for Adoption, per IHNFA’s resolution SG-009-2012. This message updates the prior Message for U.S. citizens published …
Special Advisor for International Children’s Issues Travels to ColombiaMedia Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 22, 2012 Special Advisor for International Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs is traveling to Bogota, Colombia, February 22-24, 2012 for meetings with The Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) to discuss intercountry adoption and international parental child abduction issues. They will also discuss …
Russia February 21, 2012 Notice: Processing Time for Adoptions Increased On January 1, 2012, the Russian Family Code was amended so that presiding judges will announce decisions in cases, including intercountry adoption cases, at the end of in-person court hearings. Courts will issue written rulings five days later. In cases where the ruling leads to an adoption decree, that decree …