Rwanda Adoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues August 27, 2010 Effective August 31, 2010,the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MGFP) in Rwanda is temporally suspending all new applications for intercountry adoptions so they can prepare for accession to the Hague Convention. MGFP announced that applications from prospective adoption parents already received by Ministry or …
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MIGEPROF: Rwanda Temporary Suspension of New International Adoptions
From the Rwanda Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion Temporary suspension of new international adoption from Rwanda As a new signatory country of The Hague Convention on protection of children and cooperation in respect of inter-country adoption, concluded on 29 May 1993. Rwanda is in the process of putting in place the structures, mechanisms, tools and implementation plan. For the …
PEAR Response to Suspension of Adoptions in Nepal
PEAR Response to the August 6, 2010 Suspension of Adoptions from Nepal to the US On August 6th, PEAR participated in the conference call held by the USDOS and USCIS in which they jointly announced their decision to suspend processing cases of anonymously abandoned children in Nepal. PEAR is saddened by the necessity of a suspension in Nepal. We believe …
USCIS — Questions & Answers: U.S. Suspension
Questions & Answers: U.S. Suspends Processing New Nepal Adoption Cases Based on Abandonment Q. Why is the United States government suspending adoptions from Nepal? A. The Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have decided to suspend processing of new adoption cases from Nepal that involve children who are claimed to have been found abandoned, because documents …
MEDIA: US suspends adoption from Nepal (Republica)
US suspends adoption from Nepal Republica Kiran Chapagain KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The US has suspended inter-country adoption from Nepal from Friday, questioning the authenticity of the system that has been marred by fraudulence and irregularities. “In order to protect the rights and interests of certain Nepali children and their families, and of US prospective adoptive parents, the Department of State …
MEDIA: US halts adoption of abandoned children in Nepal (The Washington Post)
US halts adoption of abandoned children in Nepal By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press Friday, August 6, 2010 NEW YORK — The U.S. government on Friday suspended the adoption of abandoned children from Nepal because of concerns about unreliable and fabricated documents. The State Department said the suspension would take effect immediately, although it will continue to consider adoption applications …
MEDIA: U.S. suspends new adoption from Nepal (The Himalayan Times)
U.S. suspends new adoption from Nepal The Himalayan Times2010-08-06 KATHMANDU: The U.S. government authorities have decided to suspend adjucation of new adoption petitions and related visa issuance for children who are described as having been abandoned in Nepal from Friday. Issuing a press statement on Friday, the Embassy of the United States Public Affairs Office in Kathmandu said the Department …
Adoption can be stopped: Minister (Himalayan Times)
Adoption can be stopped: Minister Last Updated : 2010-07-16 Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Sarbadev Prasad Ojha today said Nepal was not eager to send Nepali children for inter-country adoption if foreign countries were not interested to adopt them. Stating that the government was in no mood to listen to the complaints from adopters, …
Spain, Italy Suspend Adoption From Nepal (Republica)
Spain, Italy Suspend Adoption From Nepal Republica KATHMANDU, July 14: Spain and Italy have suspended inter-country adoption from Nepal, joining other countries which have taken similar steps accusing Nepal´s adoption system of being non-transparent and unaccountable. According to a member of the adoption group — a loose forum of western countries to discuss adoption related issues — Spain and Italy …
Italy’s Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali (CAI) — Nepal notice
Italy’s Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali (CAI) — Nepal notice: http://www.naaa.it/naaa/html/modules/Downloads/Nepal-1.pdf Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/